Chris Hillman Bakersfield Bound written by Chris Hillman Herb Pedersen Steve Hill A E D A I was the youngest boy in .... D A E We lived in Oklahoma the wind ... A E D A We scratched out a living in the dirt ... D A E A I never will forget it ... A E D A The dust storms they came at us the sky ... D A E We packed up our belonging and ... A E D A We rode out west toward the ... D A E A I never will forget it .. A D E F#m We were Bakersfield Bound and ... D A E Down the road lay the promised lands ... A D E F#m We were Bakersfield bound like ... D A E A Just to cross our River Jordan ... A E When we first set ey.... D A Was like a friend we ... D A E The gates swing open so far and ... A E D A We worked the crops from dawn to ... D A E A I never will forget it ... A D E F#m We were Bakersfield Bound and the ... D A E Down the road lay the promised lands our ... A D E F#m We were Bakersfield bound like ... D A E A Just to cross our River .. D A E A Crossed our River Jordan to reach the other shore...
From The Bakersfield Bound CD Sugar Hill Records 1996 Bar None Music/Me And My House, BMI