Okie From Muskogee

Merle Haggard

Written by Roy Burris and Merle Haggard

Key of G · Chords: I V

Verse 1

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We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee
                           D7
We don't take our trips on LSD

Verse 2

We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street
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We like living right and being free

Verse 3

We don't make a party out of loving
                                   D7
We like holding hands and pitching woo

Verse 4

We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy
                                      G
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do

Verse 5

And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
                                      D7
A place where even squares can have a ball

Verse 6

We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
                                                  G
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all

Verse 7

Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear
                                 D7
Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen

Verse 8

Football's still the roughest thing on campus
                                            G
And the kids here still respect the college dean
D7                                                G
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all

Verse 3

We don't make a party out of loving
                                   D7
We like holding hands and pitching woo