Every 100 Years: The Woody Guthrie Songbook

Every 100 Years: The Woody Guthrie Songbook is a folk music songbook celebrating American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie through 100 songs in melody, lyrics, and chord format. Created for singers, guitarists, and folk musicians, this collection spans Guthrie’s songwriting from protest songs and working-class ballads to love songs and children’s music, making it a valuable choice for performance, study, and appreciation of his work.This collection includes 100 songs with melody lines, complete lyrics, and chord symbols for voice and guitar accompaniment. Alongside classics such as This Land Is Your Land, Pretty Boy Floyd, Pastures of Plenty, Do Re Mi, Jesus Christ, Deportee, Union Maid, and Riding In My Car, it also features songs based on previously unpublished Guthrie lyrics later set to music by artists including Billy Bragg, Wilco, Dropkick Murphys, Lou Reed, Tom Morello, and Arlo Guthrie.Commentary from Guthrie’s friends and family, a preface by Howie Richmond, photographs, original artwork, and facsimiles of handwritten lyrics add context and make this collection both a practical performance book and a tribute to Guthrie’s lasting influence on folk music.Song List Aginst Th' Law (Against The Law) * Airline To Heaven * All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me * Another Man's Done Gone * Bad Repetation * Be No Church Tonight * Been Down The River Too Long * Belle Starr * Better World * Bigger * Birds And Ships * Bling-Blang * Cadillac Eight * California Stars * Chain Of Broken Hearts * Christ For President * Dear Mrs. Roosevelt * The Debt I Owe * Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) * Do Re Mi * Don't Kill My Baby And My Son * Don't You Push Me Down * Dry Bed * Ease My Revolutionary Mind * Einstein Theme Song * Every 100 Years * Folksong * Go Waggaloo * God's Promise * Gonna Get Through This World * Hangknot, Slipknot * Hanuka Dance * Happy Joyous Hanuka * Hard Work (Woody's Rag) * and more. Read more