[Intro]
G C
[Verse 1]
G
Sittin in the shade made by a hay truck on a hot day
A cloud of dust on an old dirt road meant lemonade was on the way
C G
She was beautiful, and her daddy said that I made a good hand
D C
We laid there on the ground as the sun went down
G
On the shadows of the heartland
[Verse 2]
G
I helped her daddy fix up his old beat-up red Ford pick-up
I had her shinin' like a diamond, he said climb behind the wheel son
C G
She was beautiful, said take her slow as he placed the keys in my hand
D C G
And dancin' in the headlights that night, shadows of the heartland
[Chorus]
D C
Heaven can't be far away from the fields of gold where I was raised
G
Where the sun shines bright but the light comes from the word
D
Where you know you reap the seeds you sow
C
You count your blessings row by row
G
And sweat and blood and tears and love still work
Em D C
The life I live the love I give the man I am
G
Shadows of the heartland
[Verse 3]
G
Friday night lights shining bright the last game of the season
We were just one play away from being undefeated
C G
The pass was beautiful, but somehow that ball slipped right through my hands
D C
She was there to hold me close when it turned cold
G
In the shadows of the heartland
[Chorus]
D C
Heaven can't be far away from the fields of gold where I was raised
G
Where the sun shines bright but the light comes from the word
D
Where you know you reap the seeds you sow
C
You count your blessings row by row
G
And sweat and blood and tears and love still work
Em D C
The life I live the love I give the man I am
G D Em C
Shadows of the heartland
[Bridge]
D Em C G
Amazing grace and a place to plow
D Em C
That's what her dad was all about
Em C
Wish he was with us now
[Chorus]
D C
Heaven can't be far away from the fields of gold where I was raised
G
Where the sun shines bright but the light comes from the word
D
Where you know you reap the seeds you sow
C
You count your blessings row by row
G
And sweat and blood and tears and love still work
Em D C
The life I live the love I give the man I am
G
Shadows of the heartland