Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was an American songwriter and folk musician. Guthrie's musical legacy consists of hundreds of songs, ballads and improvised works covering topics from political themes to traditional songs to children's songs. Guthrie performed continually throughout his life with his guitar frequently displaying the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists". Guthrie is perhaps best known for his song "This Land Is Your Land", which is regularly sung in American schools.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #015 {title:Portland Town} {st:Woody Guthrie} I was [Em]born in [D]Portland [Em]town, I was [Em]born in [D]Portland [Em]town, Yes I [D]was, yes I [Em]was, [C]Yes, I [Em]was.
I was born in Portland town, Got married in Portland town, Yes I did, yes I did, Yes, I did.
Got married in Portland town, Had children one, two, three, Yes I did, yes I did, Yes, I did.
They sent them away to war, Ain't got no kids no more, No I ain't, no I ain't, No, I ain't.
I was born in Portland town, I was born in Portland town, Yes I was, yes I was, Yes, I was. # # Submitted to the ftp.nevada.edu:/pub/guitar archives # by Steve Putz # 7 September 1992