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The Field Behind The Plow

Stan Rogers
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 One Verse Instrumental
 Watch the / field behind  the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows,
 Feel the / trickle  in your / clothes, blow the / dustcake from your / nose.
 Hear the / tractor's  steady / roar, oh you / can't stop / now,
 There's a / quarter  section / more or less to  / go. / / and
 It / figures  that the / rain keeps it's / own sweet / time,
 You can / watch it  come for / miles, but you / guess you've got a / while.
 So ease the / throttle out  a / hair, every / rod's a / gain,
 There's / victory  in / every quarter  / mile. /
 Poor old / Kuzyk down  the / road,
 The / heartache,  hail, and / hoppers brought  him / down.
 He gave it / up and went  to / town,  / / and
 Emmet / Pierce,  the other / day, /
 Took a / heart attack  and / died at forty -  / two.
 / / / /
 You could / see it coming / on, 'cause he / worked as hard as / you./ / / /
 In an / hour,  maybe / more, you'll be / wet clear / through,
 The / air  is cooler / now, pull your / hat brim further  / down, and
 Watch the / field behind  the / plow turn to / straight dark / rows.
 Put a - / nother  season's / promise in the  / ground /
 And if the / harvest's  any / good,
 The / money  just might / cover all the  / loans.
 You've / mortgaged  all you / own,  / - buy the  / kids a winter / coat.
 Take the / wife back  east for / Christmas if you  / can.
 All / summer  she hangs / on, when you're /  so tied to the / land. / / / /
 For the / good times  come and / go, but at / least there's / rain.
 So this / won't  be barren / ground, when Sep - / tember rolls a- / round, so
 Watch the / field behind  the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows.
 Put a - / nother  season's / promise in the  / ground. /
 Watch the / field behind  the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows.
 Put a - / nother  season's / promise in the  / ground. /
 Repeat last two limes Instrumental
 

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Readable chord sheet for The Field Behind The Plow by Stan Rogers

One Verse Instrumental

Watch the / field be[G]hind the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows,   [D]              [C]                       [G]
Feel the / trickl[Am]e in your / clothes, blow the / dustcake from your / [C]nose.                             [D]
Hear the / tractor[G]'s steady / roar, oh you / can't stop / now,      [D]            [C]                      [G]
There's a / quarter[Am] section / more or less t[D7]o / go.     /       / and[G]     [C]         [G]

It / [G]figures that the / rain keeps it's / own sweet / time[D],     [C]                [G]
You can / watch i[Am]t come for / miles, but you / guess you've got a / whi[C]le.                              [D]
So ease the / throttle o[G]ut a / hair, every / rod's  a / gain,      [D]             [C]                 [G]
There's / victor[Am]y in / every q[D7]uarter / mile.   /     [G]         [C]             [G]

Poor old / Kuzyk d[D]own the / road,
The / hea[Em]rtache, hail, and / hoppers broug[C]ht him / down.                      [G]
He gave it / up and w[G]ent to / t[A]own, / / and [D]
Emmet / Pierce,[D] the other / day,  /
Took a / heart [Em]attack and / died at forty [C]- / two.               [G]
/ / / /             [G]                                     [D]                                                                                               [G]
You could / see it coming / on, 'cause he / worked as hard as / you./ / / /

In an / hou[G]r, maybe / more, you'll be / wet clear / through, [D]      [C]               [G]
The / air[Am] is cooler / now, pull your / hat brim further[C] / down, and              [D]
Watch the / field be[G]hind the / plow turn to / straight dark / rows.   [D]              [C]                       [G]
Put a - / noth[Am]er season's / promise in t[D7]he / ground /            [G]                 [C]                      [G]

And if the / harves[D]t's any / good,
The / mone[Em]y just might / cover all th[C]e / loans.            [G]
You've / mortg[G]aged  all you / own[A],  / - buy th[D]e / kids a winter / coat. [C]                        [D]
Take the / wife b[Em]ack east for / Christmas if yo[C]u / can.                     [G]
All / s[G]ummer she hangs / on, when you're [D]/ so tied to the / land. / / / /                     [G]

For the / good [G]times come and / go, but at / least there's / rain.       [D]              [C]                          [G]
So this / won't[Am] be barren / ground, when Sep - / tember rolls a- / round, so [C]                           [D]
Watch the / field be[G]hind the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows.   [D]               [C]                       [G]
Put a - / noth[Am]er season's / promise in th[D7]e / ground. /           [G]                 [C]                      [G]
Watch the / field be[G]hind the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows.   [D]               [C]                       [G]
Put a - / noth[Am]er season's / promise in th[D7]e / ground. /           [G]                  [C]                       [G]

Repeat last two limes Instrumental
  [G]   [C]   [G]

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