Peppers And Tomatoes chords by Bob Fox
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Intro 1
(A minor) (F major) (A minor) (Asus2) (A minor) (Asus2) (A minor)
(D minor) (A minor) (Asus2) (A minor)
(Asus2) (A minor)
(D minor)
(A minor) (Asus2)
Verse 1
This year in (Asus2) my (C major) garden (A minor) I grow (G major) peppers (F major) and tomatoes (C major)
(F major) Peppers and tomatoes,
(C major) (Bdim) they grow together well (E major)
And my (D minor) neighbors (G major) all around (A minor) me,
may grow (F major) beans and pota (C major) toes
(F major) Or cabbages and onion (C major) s,
in (G major) the village (Bdim) where (E major) we dwell
And later (A minor) in (G major) the year,
Verse 2
(A minor)
we will bring (F major) wine to the (C major) table
(F major) Bring wine to the (C major) table,
and we'll (A minor) reap what (Bdim) we have sown (E major)
Like my (A minor) father (G major) did before (A minor) me,
and his (F major) father did before (C major) him
And (F major) his father did before (C major) him,
we will (G major) share (Bdim) what we've (E major) grown
In this little patch (E minor) of
Verse 3
(F major) dirt
In this little (G major) pile (E minor) of stones
I can wash the dust from off (F major) my
face and clothes (G major)
But the earth is in my (A minor) bones
Interlude 1
(D minor) (F major) (A minor)
(D minor) (A minor)
Verse 4
Military (A minor) vehicles (G major) are passing (F major)
through the (C major) village
(F major) Passing through (C major) the village with young
(A minor) soldier (Bdim) s ill at (E major) ease
(F major) Unsmil (G major) ing and unshaven, (A minor)
distrustful (F major) and uncer (C major) tain
Dis (F major) trustful and un (C major) certain
and all (Bdim) smoking constantly
Verse 5
(E major) My (F major) neighbors (G major) say, "Don't (A minor) worry,
for (F major) you are one of us (C major)
(F major) You are one (C major) of us and it will
(Bdim) not happen here" (E major)
But the (A minor) next night (G major) at the (A minor)
café, when I bring (F major) wine to the table (C major)
(F major) Bring wine to the (C major) table they're all (Bdim)
sitting drink (E major) ing beer
Last (F major) night (G major) the hand of friendship
Verse 6
(A minor)
it fell (F major) heavy on my (C major) shoulders
(F major) Heavy on my (C major) shoulders
as I (Bdim) turned away to go (E major)
As (D minor) I said good (G major) night, (A minor) some old men,
some (F major) old men and young (C major) soldiers
Were (F major) humming tunes an (C major) d singing
words to (Bdim) songs I didn't (E major) know
In this little (E minor) patch of (F major) dirt
Verse 7
In this little pile of (E minor) stones
I can wash the dust from off (F major) my
face and clothes (G major)
But the earth is in my (A minor)
Interlude 2
bones
(A minor) (F major) (D minor) (A minor)
(F major) (A minor)
This morning (Asus2) my wife
Verse 8
(A minor) told me that
she'd (F major) been to church on Sunday (C major)
She'd (F major) been to church on (C major) Sunday,
she'd (Bdim) felt the need to pray (E major)
(F major) Our children (G major) were bap (A minor) tized there
But that (F major) was just to please (C major) the old ones
(F major) Just to please the (C major) old ones and now I
(Bdim) don't know what to say (E major)
Verse 9
To (G major) night as dark (A minor) is falling,
I am tend (F major) ing to my (C major) garden
(F major) Tending to my (C major) garden and the
(Bdim) crop that I have (E major) grown
My (G major) truck is heavy (A minor) laden,
(F major) an d soon I'll start the engine (C major)
(F major) Soon I'll start (C major) the engine,
wake the chil (Bdim) dren and be (E major) gone
Verse 10
My shot (Asus2) gun (A minor) it is loaded
(G major) and it's (F major) hidden in the cab (C major) in
In (F major) the cabin of the truck, (C major)
and the (Bdim) evening's growing (E major) chill
My (F major) mouth is (G major) dry, (A minor) my hands are moist,
(F major) if someone tries to (C major) stop us
If (F major) someone tries to (C major) stop us I
am ready (Bdim) now to kill (E major)
(A minor) I'm watering (G major) the garden,
Verse 11
(A minor)
when I (F major) smell the cigarette (C major) smoke
(F major) I smell the cigarette (C major) smoke
and I turn (Bdim) 'round in the dust (E major)
And I (F major) see the (G major) glint of (A minor) rifles,
but I (F major) cannot see the faces (C major)
But I (F major) recognize the (C major) voices that say
(Bdim) "You must come with (E major) us"
From this little patch (E minor) of
Verse 12
(F major) dirt
From this little (G major) pile (E minor) of stones
I can wash the dust from off (F major) my
face and clothes (G major)
But this earth is in my (A minor) bones
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