Oklahoma Hills Hank Thompson
Here are the lyrics and chords (corrections and enhancements welcomed)
to a song called "Oklahoma Hills". The song was co-written by Jack
Guthrie and his cousing Woodie Guthrie and became a hit in 1945. The
version I have sourced for this submission is performed by Jack Guthrie
& His Oklahomans and was taken from an EMI (Capitol) album - Catalogue
No. SCA.045 entitled "Country Music Is Here To Stay" Vol 1.
Key = Eb
Intro = Eb - Eb - Ab - F#7 - Bb7 - Bb7 - Eb - Bb7
Many [Eb]Months Have Come And Gone Since I [Ab]Wandered From My [F#7]Home
In Those [Bb7]Oklahoma Hills Where I Was [Eb]Born[Bb7]
Many A [Eb]Page Of Life Has Turned - Many A [Ab]Lesson I Have [F#7]Learned
Well I [Bb7]Feel Like In Those Hills I Still Be-[Eb]long[Bb7]
CHORUS
Way [Eb]Down Yonder In The Indian Nation I [Ab]Ride My Pony On The [F#7]Reservation
In Those [Bb7]Oklahoma Hills Where I Was [Eb]Born[Bb7]
Now [Eb]Way Down Yonder In The Indian Nation A [Ab]Cowboy's Life Is My[F#7]
Occupation
In Those [Bb7]Oklahoma Hills Where I Was [Eb]Born[Bb7]
Instrumental Break : Same Chord Progression As First Verse
But As [Eb]I Sit Here Today Many [Ab]Miles I Am A-[F#7]way
>From A[Bb7] Place I Rode My Pony Through The[Eb] Draw[Bb7]
While The [Eb]Oak And Blackjack Trees Kiss The [Ab]Playful Prairie [F#7]Breeze
In Those [Bb7]Oklahoma Hills Where I Was [Eb]Born[Bb7]
REPEAT CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: Same Chord Progression As Verse 1.
Now As [Eb]I Turn Life A Page To The [Ab]Land Of The Great Old [F#7]Sage
In Those [Bb7]Oklahoma Hills Where I Was [Eb]Born[Bb7]
While The [Eb]Black Oil It Rolls And Flows And The [Ab]Snow White Cotton [F#7]Grows
In Those [Bb7]Oklahoma Hills Where I Was [Eb]Born[Bb7]
REPEAT CHORUS (Now)
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