Houses In The Fields
John GorkaVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
They're growing houses in the fields between the towns
And the Starlight Drive-in movie's closing down
The road is gone to the way it was before
And the spaces won't be spaces anymore
Two more farms were broken by the drought
First the Wagners now the Fullers pulling out
Developers paid better than the corn
But this was not the place where they were born
There's houses in the fields, no prayers for steady rain this year
Houses in the fields, there's houses in the fields
The last few farms are growing out of here
At first he wouldn't sell and then he would
Now there'll be children playing where the silos stood
The word came from the marrow of his bones
It was the last sure way to pay off all the loans
The new streets will be named for kings and queens
And a ransom will be paid for every castle's dream
The model sign is crested with a lion
And the farmers they will have enough to die on
(Chorus)
Oh I guess no one should be afraid of change
But tell me why is there a fence for every open range?
It's a sign I'm getting on in years
When nothing new is welcome to these eyes and ears
(Chorus)
Final Verse:
They're growing houses in the fields between the towns
And the Starlight Drive-in movie is all closed down
The road is gone to the way it was before
And the spaces won't be spaces anymore
No the spaces won't be spaces anymore
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Readable chord sheet for Houses In The Fields by John Gorka
[G] [D] [C]
[Em] [D] [C]
[G]They're growing houses in the fields between t[D]he towns [C]
[Em]And the Starlight Drive-in movie's clo[D]sing down [C] [G]
[G]The road is gone to the way it was [D]before [C]
And the space[Em]s won't be spaces anym[D]ore [C]
[G]Two more farms were broken by the[D] drought [C]
[Em]First the Wagners now the Fullers pull[D]ing out [C] [G]
[G]Developers paid better t[D]han the corn [C]
But th[Em]is was not the place w[D]here they were born [C]
[G]Th[C]ere's houses in the fields, [D]no prayers for steady rain this year
[C]Houses in the fields[D], there's houses in the fields [C]
[G]Th[Am]e last few farms are growing[D] out of here [G] [C]
[G]At first he wouldn't sell a[D]nd then he would [C]
[Em]Now there'll be children playing [D]where the silos stood [C] [G]
[G]The word came from the marrow of his [D]bones [C]
It was the last[Em] sure way to pay off a[D]ll the loans [C]
[G]The new streets will be named for [D]kings and queens [C]
And a ran[Em]som will be paid for [D]every castle's dream [C] [G]
[G]The model sign is crested [D]with a lion [C]
And the farme[Em]rs they will have enoug[D]h to die on [C]
(Chorus)
[G]Oh I guess no one should be afraid of [D]change [C]
[Em] [D] [C]
But tell me why i[G]s there a fence for every open range?
[G]It's a sign I'm get[D]ting on in years [C]
When noth[Em]ing new is welcome t[D]o these eyes and ears [C]
(Chorus)
Final Verse:
[G]They're growing houses in the fields between t[D]he towns [C]
And the Star[Em]light Drive-in movie is [D]all closed do[C]wn [G]
[G]The road is gone to the way it was [D]before [C]
And the space[Em]s won't be spaces anym[D]ore [C]
[G]No[Am] the spaces won't be spaces an[D]ymore [G]