Key: A major•
Verse 1
A
D
A
D
A
E
A
E
(Traditional,
A
D
B
E
A
D
A
adapted by Ry Cooder)
Verse 2
(D) - (A) - (E)
D
A
through (D) Summer and through (A)Fall
D
E
and the (E) steadiest of us all
D
Bm
it (D) worked each holiday
E
A
(E)Settled down among us
and it never went (A) away
Verse 3
D
A
his wagon broken down
F#m
A
E
B
E
The farmer is the man who feeds us all
D
Bm
know you will agree
B
E
That the farmer is the man
Verse 4
the farmer is the man
D
A
E
B
E
He buys on his credit until (E)Fall
D
B
And they (D) lead him from his land
E
A
And the (E) merchant is the man who gets it (A) all
Interlude 1
A
D
A
F#m
E
B
A
E
A
D
B
E
Esus4
E
A
D
A
F#m
E
B
E
A
D
B
E
A
Verse 5
D
A
the farmer is the man
D
A
E
B
E
He lives on his credit until Fall
D
B
It's a wonder he don't die
A
F#m
feeds us all
B
E
Verse 6
A
Well, the banker says he's broke and
D
A
the merchant stops and smoke
But they forget that it's the farmer
D
Bm
if the farmer took a rest
B
E
And they'd know that it's
Verse 7
the farmer is the man
E
B
E
Lives on his credit until Fall
D
B
His condition, it's a sin
E
A
'Cause the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA D E B F#m...
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