Farmer's Song chords by Chip Taylor

SimplifiedEm · G · D · C · B

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Farmer sows,
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the farmer reaps.
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Praise to God while the
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Em 
children sleep.
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Em 
Where do we go from here?
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Like my daddy before me cried,
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C 
the tractor dust in the northern sky,
Em 
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Em 
don't let it disappear.
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Government has put me on a program,
Em 
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I must learn to live
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B 
within my means.
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Em 
He asked me if I'm happy, I said, no, man.
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Grandpa'd rather die than
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grow these beans.
G 
Mama, put your red dress on.
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Em 
Go to town, we'll sing a song.
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Em 
Where do we go from here?
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They sang about the days gone by,
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C 
times were good, the corn was high,
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D 
Em 
C 
why did they disappear?
Em 
Government put me on a program,
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I must learn to live within
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B 
C 
my means.
Em 
You ask me if I'm happy, I say no, man
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Grandpa'd rather die than
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grow these beans
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D 
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Em 
Johnny
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D 
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D 
Em 
Get it, Ronald
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Farmer sows, the farmer reaps.
D 
Praise the God while the chil
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Em 
dren sleep.
D 
Em 
Where do we go from here?
G 
Like my daddy before me crying,
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C 
tractor dust in the northern sky,
Em 
D 
don't let it disappear.