The Farmer Song
Murray McLauchlan 3/4 Time
A A6 A A6
Dusty old farmer out working your field
A A6 E Eadd9
Hanging down over your tractor wheel
E Eadd9 E Eadd9
The sun beatin' down turns the red paint to orange
E Eadd9 A A6
And rusty old patches of steel
A A6 A A6
There's no farmer songs on that car radio
A A6 D
Just cowboys, truck drivers and pain
Bm A F#m
Well this is my way to say thanks for the meal
A E A A6
And I hope there's no shortage of rain
Chorus
A A6 A A6
Straw hats and old dirty hankies
A A6 E Eadd9
Mopin' a face like a shoe
E Eadd9 E Eadd9
Thanks for the meal here's a song that is real
E Eadd9 A A6
From a kid from the city to you
(Repeat chorus)
A A6 A A6
The combines gang up, take most of the bread
A A6 E Eadd9
Things just ain't like they used to be
E Eadd9 E Eadd9
Though your kids are out after the American dream
E Eadd9 A A6
And they're workin in big factories
A A6 A A6
Now If I come on by, when you're out in the sun
A A6 D
Can I wave at you just like a friend
Bm A F#m
These days when everyone's taking so much
A E A A6
There's somebody giving back in
(Repeat chorus)
Chords
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Eadgbe
A x02220
A6 x02222
E 022100
Eadd9 022102 (same as E/F#)
D xx0232
F#m 244222