• Song:

    Field Behind The Plow

  • Artist:

    Stan Rogers

  • Album:

    Home In Halifax

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The Field Behind the Plow     4/4     Stan Rogers
1981, on: Northwest Passage				Submitted by Ken Lee
Standard Tuning/ Travis Picking			kandvlee@shaw.ca
Intro: One Verse Instrumental

                  / G (320003@1)                      /                       / D (xx0232@1)  -     C (x32010@1)    / GWatch (320003@1)the / field behind the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows,
               / Am (x02210@1)                /                              / C (x32010@1)                             / DFeel (xx0232@1)the / trickle in your / clothes, blow the / dustcake from your / nose.
                / G (320003@1)                      /                      / D (xx0232@1)-  C (x32010@1)     / GHear (320003@1)the / tractor's steady / roar, oh you / can't stop / now,
                 / Am (x02210@1)                   / D7 (xx0212@1)                   / G (320003@1)- C/ (x32010@1)G (320003@1) /
There's a / quarter section / more or less to / go.     /       / and

   / G (320003@1)                     /                          / D (xx0232@1)-  C (x32010@1)      / GIt (320003@1)/ figures that the / rain keeps it's / own sweet / time,
               / Am (x02210@1)                      /                         / C (x32010@1)                            / DYou (xx0232@1)can / watch it come for / miles, but you / guess you've got a / while.
                      / G (320003@1)                 /                    / D (xx0232@1) -  C/ (x32010@1)GSo (320003@1)ease the / throttle out a / hair, every / rod's  a / gain,
              / Am (x02210@1)        / D7 (xx0212@1)                /  G- (320003@1)C/ (x32010@1)GThere's (320003@1)/ victory in / every quarter / mile.   /

Chorus One:

                / D (xx0232@1)                      /
Poor old / Kuzyk down the / road,
       / Em (022000@1)                           / C (x32010@1)                               / GThe (320003@1)/ heartache, hail, and / hoppers brought him / down.
                   / G (320003@1)  -    A (x02220@1)        / D (xx0232@1)     / /
He gave it / up and went to / town, / / and
             / D (xx0232@1)                         /          /
Emmet / Pierce, the other / day,  /
             / Em (022000@1)                     / C (x32010@1)                  / GTook (320003@1)a / heart attack and / died at forty - / two.
                  / G (320003@1)                   / D (xx0232@1)                   /                                 / G (320003@1)  
/ / / /
You could / see it coming / on, 'cause he / worked as hard as / you./ / / /

         / G (320003@1)                 /                           / D (xx0232@1)- C (x32010@1)    / GIn (320003@1)an / hour, maybe / more, you'll be / wet clear / through,
       / Am (x02210@1)              /                         / C (x32010@1)                     / DThe (xx0232@1)/ air is cooler / now, pull your / hat brim further / down, and
                  / G (320003@1)                      /                      / D (xx0232@1)  -     C (x32010@1)    / GWatch (320003@1)the / field behind the / plow turn to / straight dark / rows.
            / Am (x02210@1)                    / D7 (xx0212@1)                   / G (320003@1)- C (x32010@1)/ GPut (320003@1)a - / nother season's / promise in the / ground /

Break:

                 / D (xx0232@1)                  /
And if the / harvest's any / good,
        / Em (022000@1)                     / C (x32010@1)                 / GThe (320003@1)/ money just might / cover all the / loans.
            / G (320003@1)      -         A (x02220@1)       /  D (xx0232@1)    / -              / C (x32010@1)                  / DYou've (xx0232@1)/ mortgaged  all you / own,  / - buy the / kids a winter / coat.
               / Em (022000@1)                        / C (x32010@1)                        / GTake (320003@1)the / wife back east for / Christmas if you / can.
     / G (320003@1)                             / D (xx0232@1)                       /                        / G (320003@1)    / / / /
All / summer she hangs / on, when you're / so tied to the / land. / / / /

             / G (320003@1)                                  /                  / D (xx0232@1) -  C (x32010@1)       / GFor (320003@1)the / good times come and / go, but at / least there's / rain.
             / Am (x02210@1)                   /                                    / C (x32010@1)                     / DSo (xx0232@1)this / won't be barren / ground, when Sep - / tember rolls a- / round, so
                  / G (320003@1)                       /                      / D (xx0232@1)   -     C (x32010@1)   / GWatch (320003@1)the / field behind the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows.
            / Am (x02210@1)                     / D7 (xx0212@1)                  / G (320003@1)-  C (x32010@1)/ GPut (320003@1)a - / nother season's / promise in the / ground. /
                  / G (320003@1)                      /                       / D (xx0232@1)   -     C (x32010@1)   / GWatch (320003@1)the / field behind the / plow, turn to / straight dark / rows.
            / Am (x02210@1)                     / D7 (xx0212@1)                  / G (320003@1) -  C (x32010@1)/ GPut (320003@1)a - / nother season's / promise in the / ground. /

Repeat last two limes Instrumental
/ G- (320003@1)C/ (x32010@1)G (320003@1)
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