Are You Aware????by Verne Garrison September 6, 2004
Note: Jan 22, 2012...Soundbyte added
Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of D
Aug 11, 2005...the second line in each verse might be better with a "G" chord in lieu of the
A...at least starting with second verse...Verne ******
D
Are you aware of what's about you?
A
Things that others barely see.
A
That moss is not green, but blue
A D
That sprout at your feet, not a weed, but a tree
D
I'm a forester, Lover of the land
A G
Custodian of wildlife, and the / ? trees ******
A
Heart pulled tight like rubber band
A D
Please, Oh God, give us direction, please.
D
Never the time to say my thoughts
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About the land, and its abuse
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Twilight time is here, and I'm taught
A D
Modern day farming, what a ruse.
D
Lord (farmers) let some fields lay fallow
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This old ground is wearing- out
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Those tillers, their hearts are shallow
A D
Wake them God, I don't have the clout
D
The wild ones watch from their shrinking cover
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With bleeding eyes from choking stench and heavy dust
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Shadows lengthen, noises fade, mist begins to hover
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Crews retreat; they will be back, they must
D
Never mind costs are high, and prices low
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That this land was not meant to farm
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Trees and wildlife?they must go
A D
If this is progress?then look out harm.