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Version 1 Version 2================================================= Woody Guthrie - Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done ================================================= No capo [Verse 1] C G C I'm just a lonesome traveler, The Great Historical Bum C G C Highly educated from history I have come C F C I built the Rock of Ages, 'twas in the Year of One C G C And that was about the biggest thing that man had ever done [Verse 2] C G C I worked in the Garden of Eden, that was the year of two C G Joined the apple pickers union, I always paid my due C F C I'm the man that signed the contract to raise the rising sun C G C That's about the biggest thing that man had ever done [Verse 3] C G C I was straw boss on the Pyramids, and the Tower of Babel, too C G C Opened up the ocean, let the migrant children through C F C I fought a million battles and I never lost a one C G C And that was about the biggest thing that man has ever done [Verse 4] C F C I beat the daring Roman, I beat the daring Turk C G C Defeated Nero's army with thirty minutes work C F C I fought the greatest leaders and I licked them everyone C G C And that was about the biggest thing that man had ever done [Verse 5] C G C I was in the Revolution when we set the country free C G C It's was me and a couple Indians that dumped the Boston tea C F C We won the battle at Valley Forge, and battle of Bully Run C G C That's about the biggest thing that man has ever done [Verse 6] C G C There is a man across the ocean and I guess you knew him well C G His name is Adolf Hitler and damn his soul to hell C F C We'll kick him in the panzers and put him on the run C G C That'll be the biggest thing that man has ever done [Verse 7] C G C There's mines and mills and factories that run for Uncle Sam C G C Producin' for the soldier boys that fight for this great land C F C Our job it is a tough 'un, it'll take us everyone C G C But this will be the biggest thing that man has ever done [Verse 8] C G C There's warehouse guys and teamsters and guys that skin the cats C G Guys that run the steel mill, the furnace and the blast C F C We'll stop the Axis rattlesnakes and thieves of old Nippon C G C And that will be the biggest thing that man has ever done [Verse 9] C G C I'd better quit my talking, 'cause I told you all I know C G Please remember, pardner, wherever you may go C F C The world is digging Hitler's grave and when the job is done C G C That'll be the biggest thing that man has ever done C G C Yes, that'll be the biggest thing that man has ever done