The Farmers Song
Murray MclauchlanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Dusty old farmer out workin' your fields
Hangin' down over your tractor wheels
The sun beatin' down turns the red paint to orange
And rusty old patches of steel
There's no farmer songs on that car radio
Just cowboys, truck drivers and pain
Well this is my way to say thanks for the meal
And I hope there's no shortage of rain
Straw hat and old dirty hankies
Moppin' a face like a shoe
Thanks for the meal here's a song that is real
From a kid from the city to you
Repeat chorus
The combines gang up, take most of the bread
Things just ain't like they used to be
Though your kids are out after the American dream
And they're workin' in big factories
If I come by, when you're out in the sun
Can I wave at you just like a friend?
These days when everyone's takin' so much
There's somebody givin' back in
x2)
Thanks to the version from Dan Nicholas of old Arnprior, with minor corrections.
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Readable chord sheet for The Farmers Song by Murray Mclauchlan
[A] [A6] [A] [A6] [A] [A6] [A] [A6] [A]Dusty old f[A6]armer out wo[A]rkin' your fi[A6]elds Hangin' d[A]own over y[A6]our tractor wh[E]eels [E/F#] The s[E]un beatin' [E/F#]down turns the r[E]ed paint to o[E]ra[F#]nge And r[E]usty old p[E/F#]atches of st[A]eel [A6] There's [A]no farmer so[A6]ngs on that c[A]ar radio[A6] Just c[A]owboys, truck dr[A6]ivers and p[D]ain Well this is my w[E]ay to say th[A]anks for the [F#m]meal And I h[Bm]ope there's no sho[E]rtage of ra[A]in [A6] [A]Straw hat and o[A6]ld dirty ha[A]nkies [A6] [A]Moppin' a f[A6]ace like a s[E]hoe [E/F#] [E]Thanks for the [E/F#]meal here's a s[E]ong that is [E]re[F#]al From a k[E]id from the [E/F#]city to y[A]ou [A6] Repeat chorus The combines gang up, take most of the bread Things just ain't like they used to be Though your kids are out after the American dream And they're workin' in big factories If I come by, when you're out in the sun Can I wave at you just like a friend? These days when everyone's takin' so much There's somebody givin' back in x2) [A6] [E/F#] Thanks to the version from Dan Nicholas of old Arnprior, with minor corrections.