D                          G 
 
Lot of folks back east say leave home most every day 
A                                                   D 
Hitting the hard  old dusty trail to the California line 
 
Well across the desert sands they rode 
G 
Getting out out of the  old dust bowl 
A                                                    D  
Think they're going to a sugar bowl here's what they find 
        A 
For the police at the port of entry say 
                           A7 
Your number 14,000 for the day 
            D 
Well if you ain't got the do re me boys 
                         A 
You ain't got the do re me 
 
Well you better go back to beautiful Texas 
                                 D 
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee 
 
California's a garden of eden 
     D7                    G 
It's paradise  to live and see 
                                D 
But believe it or not you won't find it so hot 
                     A     D     G   A  D 
If you ain't got the do re me  
D 
Now if you want to  buy a home or farm 
G 
That can't  do nobody harm 
A                                           D 
Take your vacation by the mountains or the sea 
 
But you better not swap your cow for  car 
G 
Better stay  right where you are 
A                                D 
Better take this little tip from me 
A                                              
Cause I look thru the want ads every day 
                                     
And the headlines on the paper always say 
            D 
Well if you ain't got the do re me boys 
                        A 
You ain't got the do re me 
 
Well you better go back to beautiful Texas 
                                D 
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee 
D 
California's a garden of eden 
                  D7          G   
It's paradise for you and for me 
                                D 
But believe it or not you won't find it so hot 
                     A     D   G  A   D 
If you ain't got the do re me  
 
        From Tom Rush  "Tom Rush" 
        Elektra Records 1965