Growing Trade
Levon HelmVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
D--7---7---7--------------7---7--7-9-
A--7h9---9-7--9-7---7-9---7h9---9---- Fm E
E---------------7h9-----9------------
I worked the land to raise a family
'Till I was weary to the bone
But hard labour never bothered me
Lord, it's all I ever known
Too many seasons of calamity
And too much interest on the loan
It's half the size as it used to be
And half of that is stone
The crops ain't worth a-seeding
Timber only gets you fire
The live-stock I'm a-feeding
I can hardly keep 'em alive
I gotta do what I can to survive
(chorus)
I know the law wont be forgiving
But that'll be the choice I made
I used to farm for a living
But now I'm in the growing trade
(intro riff)
The summer beauty of the cotton fields
Was like a view from heaven's door
My grandaddy said that harvest time
Was what the good lord made us for
I guess he'd wonder where's the dignity
In a crop you raise to burn
But this land is my legacy
I got nowhere else to turn
Shotgun on my shoulder
Where a tote sack oughta be
The theives are getting bolder
And the feds may be watching me
I gotta quit this eventually
(chorus)
I know the law wont be forgiving
But that'll be the choice I made
I used to farm for a living
But now I'm in the growing trade
Helicopters in the distance
Getting closer every day
They're gonna meet some resistance
Ain't no price too big to pay
It won't make any difference,
When they take it all away,
Between the cot in the jailhouse
And a bed beneath the clay
I guess there's nothing to do now but pray
(chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for Growing Trade by Levon Helm
D--7---7---7--------------7---7--7-9- A--7h9---9-7--9-7---7-9---7h9---9---- F E---------------7h9-----9------------ I worked the [A]land to raise a [Bm]family 'Till I was [G]weary to the [A]bone [F#m]But hard labour never [G]bothered me Lord, it's [D]all I ever [A]known Too many [A]seasons of [Bm]calamity And too much [G]interest on the [A]loan [F#m]It's half the size as it [G]used to be And [D]half of [A]that is [E]stone [Esus4] [E] [E]The crops ain't worth a-[A]seeding Timber [D]only [A]gets you [E]fire [Esus4] [E] [E]The live-stock I'm a-[A]feeding I can [D]hardly [A]keep 'em a[E]live I gotta [F#m]do what I [E]can to [D]survive (chorus) I know the [F#m]law wont be for[D]giving But [A]that'll be the choice I [E]made I used to [Bm]farm for a [G]living But [D]now I'm in the growing [A]trade (intro riff) The summer [A]beauty of the [Bm]cotton fields Was like a [G]view from heaven's [A]door [F#m]My grandaddy said that [G]harvest time Was what the [D]good lord made us [A]for I guess he'd [A]wonder where's the [Bm]dignity In a [G]crop you raise to [A]burn [F#m]But this land is my [G]legacy I got [D]nowhere [A]else to [E]turn [Esus4] [E] [E]Shotgun on my [A]shoulder Where a [D]tote sack [A]oughta [E]be [Esus4] [E] [E]The theives are getting [A]bolder And the [D]feds may be [A]watching [E]me I gotta [F#m]quit this [E]eventual[D]ly (chorus) I know the [F#m]law wont be for[D]giving But [A]that'll be the choice I [E]made I used to [Bm]farm for a [G]living But [D]now I'm in the growing [A]trade [Asus4] [A] Heli[E]copters in the [A]distance Getting [D]closer [A]every [E]day [E]They're gonna meet some resi[A]stance Ain't no [D]price too [A]big to [E]pay [E]It won't make any [A]difference, When they [D]take it [A]all aw[E]ay, [E]Between the cot in the [A]jailhouse And a [D]bed bene[A]ath the c[E]lay I guess there's [F#m]nothing to [E]do now but [D]pray (chorus)