[Verse]
E A
Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day,
B E
Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line.
A
'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl,
B E
They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find
E B
Now, the police at the port of entry say,
B B7
"You're number fourteen thousand for today."
[Chorus]
E A E B
Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, if you ain't got the do re mi,
B7 E
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
E A
California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see;
B
But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
E
If you ain't got the do re mi.
[Verse]
E A
You want to buy you a home or a farm, that can't deal nobody harm,
B E
Or take your vacation by the mountains or sea.
E A
Don't swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are,
B E
Better take this little tip from me.
E B
'Cause I look through the want ads every day
B B7
But the headlines on the papers always say:
Chorus]
E A E B
Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, if you ain't got the do re mi,
B7 E
Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
E A
California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see;
B
But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
E
If you ain't got the do re mi.
