The Farmer's Song Murray McLauchlan
The Farmer's Song
Murray McLauchlan
Album: Murray McLauchlan (1972)
Intro: 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/F#]range
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]
Chorus:
[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/F#]real
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
Chorus (x2)
A6 (002222)
E/F# (022102)
Thanks to the version from Dan Nicholas of old Arnprior, with minor corrections.
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