Stepstone

Woody Guthrie

Key of E · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

E                             A
I stood on the stepstone when schooldays was o'er
E                       B7
Long for the time to go by
E                     A
Now that it's gone, I stand here tonight
E            B7        E
Bid this old stepstone goodbye

Chorus

E                        A
Goodbye to my stepstone, goodbye to my home
E                         B7
God bless the ones that I leave with a sigh
E                              A
The field will be widening and I will be gone
E              B7         E
To ramble this wide world alone

Verse 2

E                          A
I stand on my stepstone at eventide now
E                    B7
The wind whistles by with a moan
E                    A
Now it is gone and I stand here tonight
E             B7            E
Goodbye to my stepstone and home

Chorus

E                        A
Goodbye to my stepstone, goodbye to my home
E                         B7
God bless the ones that I leave with a sigh
E                              A
The field will be widening and I will be gone
E              B7         E
To ramble this wide world alone

Verse 3

E                           A
It's hard to be parted from those that we love
E                             B7
When reverses in fortune have come
E                                      A
The world's strongest heartstrings are broken in twain
E                   B7             E
From the absence of loved ones and home

Chorus

E                        A
Goodbye to my stepstone, goodbye to my home
E                         B7
God bless the ones that I leave with a sigh
E                              A
The field will be widening and I will be gone
E              B7         E
To ramble this wide world alone