This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie - Ukulele Strum Along Lesson - Jez Quayle

This great Woody Guthrie 'dustbowl Ballad' is presented with the lyrics, chords and a suggested strumming pattern, so you can play or sing along with me and learn how to perform this classic tune. A song sheet containing the full lyrics and chords can be viewed or downloaded from my songbook blog here: https://jezquaylesongbookhome.files.w... Woody wrote 'This Land Is Your Land' back in 1940 at a time when the patriotic, Irving Berlin song, ‘God Bless America’ was extremely popular. That song annoyed him, as its lyrics ignored the inequality and great hardship being experienced by many Americans following the 'great depression' and dust bowl. As a response he decided to write a song that not only expressed the pride and love he felt for his country, but also highlighted some of the problems he was seeing on his travels. If you're American then you may have grown up singing this song at school or summer camp, albeit a version that misses out the three 'political' verses (as I do here). Whilst Woody wrote it, his friend and fellow folk singer/songwriter, Pete Seeger is largely responsible for popularizing the song. Woody's songs are great if you're new to the ukulele, as he never used any more than three, simple chords. Like Woody, I'm playing my rendition in the key of D. I'm using the chords D, G and A7. I hope you enjoy singing and strumming along with me!