Biography:
The Henningsens are a songwriting, farm family from Atwood, Illinois. They are made up of Brian (dad), Aaron (eldest son), and Clara (daughter). They have written songs for Sara Evans, The Band Perry and Highway 101.
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Other songs:
- Airstreaming
- American Beautiful
- Arkansas
- But Now
- Christmas Kissin
- Color Red
- Country Cool
- Down
- Golden
- Happy Birthday Merry Christmas Baby Jesus
- I Miss You
- Jesus Or A Bullet
- Laura Lee
- Lemonade
- Like A Girl
- Love You Til The End
- Lovin Him
- Moonbeams
- No
- Sitting In An Airport Waiting On A Train
- Texas Is A Woman
- Theres A Line
- To Believe
- Too Rodeo For The Radio
- Why I Farm
- Worlds On Fire
Note: Song http://www.whyifarm.com/thehenningsens.html. It's possible to play this one half a step down as well
just click on transpose +5
Capo on 4th fret
Intro: D G x2
Bm G D
He knows every stone that’s been struck by the plow
Bm G A
There’s a pile by the barn by the sweat of his brow
Bm G D
The land has his heart and he rarely complains
A D
And it holds his knees when he prays for rain
Bm G D
He’s a dusty old carhartt and the light in the barn
Bm G A
He’ll work the late hours and he’s up before dawn
Bm G D
Every man has a story and the story goes on
A G
From grandad’s eyes to a new born son
D A
Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin
D G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been
D A
Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life
G A Bm G
And it grows like seed inside my heart
D G
That’s why I farm
Bm G D
We always pull through when we thought we would brake
Bm G A
In the flood ’93, in the draught ‘88
Bm G D
The Lord has his timing ‘cause only he knows
A G
That when next year comes the crops will grow
D A
Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin
D G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been
D A
Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life
G A Bm G
And it grows like seed inside my heart
D C
That’s why I farm
Bm A
That’s why I farm
G Bm
Tough the world may shake around me, still I am stable [Still I am stable]
A G
For as long as I am able [I am able], I’ll work this way [It’s who I am]
G Bm
‘Cause when heaven comes this close to what you’re holding [Holding]
A
This life is but a moment in a bigger plan
D C
Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin [That’s why I farm]
Bm G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been
D A
Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life
G A Bm G
And it grows like seed inside my heart
A Bm G
Living on long after I depart
D G
That’s why I farm
D G
That’s why I farm
just click on transpose +5
Capo on 4th fret
Intro: D G x2
Bm G D
He knows every stone that’s been struck by the plow
Bm G A
There’s a pile by the barn by the sweat of his brow
Bm G D
The land has his heart and he rarely complains
A D
And it holds his knees when he prays for rain
Bm G D
He’s a dusty old carhartt and the light in the barn
Bm G A
He’ll work the late hours and he’s up before dawn
Bm G D
Every man has a story and the story goes on
A G
From grandad’s eyes to a new born son
D A
Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin
D G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been
D A
Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life
G A Bm G
And it grows like seed inside my heart
D G
That’s why I farm
Bm G D
We always pull through when we thought we would brake
Bm G A
In the flood ’93, in the draught ‘88
Bm G D
The Lord has his timing ‘cause only he knows
A G
That when next year comes the crops will grow
D A
Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin
D G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been
D A
Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life
G A Bm G
And it grows like seed inside my heart
D C
That’s why I farm
Bm A
That’s why I farm
G Bm
Tough the world may shake around me, still I am stable [Still I am stable]
A G
For as long as I am able [I am able], I’ll work this way [It’s who I am]
G Bm
‘Cause when heaven comes this close to what you’re holding [Holding]
A
This life is but a moment in a bigger plan
D C
Why I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin [That’s why I farm]
Bm G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been
D A
Is more than just a living, it’s my way of life
G A Bm G
And it grows like seed inside my heart
A Bm G
Living on long after I depart
D G
That’s why I farm
D G
That’s why I farm
The Herrold Sist (...)
The Heyday
The Heydaze
the HIATUS
The Hidden Camer (...)
The Hippos
The History Of A (...)
The Hit House
The Hold Steady
The Holdup