A Farming Man
Grant Luhrs
Full Moon Tonight
G Maj.[Coda: A Maj.]
4/4
[Intro]
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G G G G
[Verse I]
G G C C
'Sun is rising,... on a new day.
D D G G
There's work to be done, and it looks like rain.
G G C C
Can ya' hear the thunder - the storm is near.
D D G G
'Better move those sheep, before we shear.
[Chorus I]
G G C C
Fifty years I've worked my land, 'seen the seasons - good and bad;
D D C G
it's here I was born, like my father before.
G G C C
I've raised my family - and I'm proud of what I see;
D D G G
proud to be,... a farmin' man.
[Verse II]
G G C C
I've seen many changes,... in my day.
D D G G
Now I watch my sons,... do it their-way.
G G C C
This father is proud - they've turned out fine.
D D G G
The future is theirs, and the past is mine.
[Chorus II]
G G C C
Fifty years I've worked my land, 'seen the seasons - good and bad;
D D C G
it's here I was born, like my father before.
G G C C
I've raised my family - and I'm proud of what I see;
D D G G
proud to be,... a farmin' man.
[Verse III]
G G C C
'Couldn't live in a city,... 'need an open sky.
D D G G
Only a farmer,... can tell you why.
G G C C
There's nothin' better,... than a setting sun
D D G G
when the day is over,... and the work is done.
[Chorus III]
G G C C
Fifty years I've worked my land, 'seen the seasons - good and bad;
D D C G
it's here I was born, like my father before.
G G C C
I've raised my family - and I'm proud of what I see;
D D G G
proud to be,... a farmin' man.
[Coda: Two semi-tone key lift to A maj.]
A A D D
Fifty years I've worked my land, 'seen the seasons - good and bad;
E E D A
it's here I was born, like my father before.
A A D D
I've raised my family - and I'm proud of what I see;
E E A A
proud to be,... a farmin' man.
E E A A
proud to be,... a farmin' man.
[Outro]
E E A A/E/A
1,2,3