Ploughman's prayer chords by Greg storer
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Met a
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workin' up the river,
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paddled steamer called
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the Cezanne
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Beneath gum tree and moonlight,
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I proved I was a man
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We knuckled down,
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we saved some dough,
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we bought a piece of land
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Had a slab hut and a decent ballast stand
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But I woke up this morning,
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my sweet river girl was gone
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Her wed ding ring, her summer dress
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was all that she had on
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I tracked her to the sandy gate
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where she did saddle up and ride
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On a half -lame horse
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with stag out at her side
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Lord, I'm sorry for all my dust
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that's flying around
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And I'm so sorry, Lord,
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for all your creatures
I've ploughed to the ground
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And I'm sorry that I used your name
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when she left me in despair
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But a safe return,
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this is the plowman's prayer
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I left him lying there this morning,
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he was sleeping like a log
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I wouldn't be bashed and beaten
and towed down to you like a dog
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You know I've had that all my life,
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the fists, the words, and pain
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He can think about it while
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he holds the reins
Yeah, I'll hock that horse
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and wedding ring,
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I'll buy a ticket there
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And I'll go back up the river
on the Rodney or the Clare
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I'll find a friend, I'll start again,
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never wed another man
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I'm through with men, Lord,
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hear me, yes I am
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Lord, I'm sorry for all my dust
that's flying around
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And I'm so sorry, Lord,
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for all your creatures up
out to the ground
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And I'm sorry that I used your name
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when you left me in despair
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But a safe return,
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this is the plowman's prayer
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A safe return,
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this is the plowman's prayer
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You
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Ploughman's prayer
Greg storer
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