Verse 1: G5 C5 The sweat upon his brow and the dirt worked into his hands G5 C5 The dignity of labour upon a man's own land G5 D5 The soil of his fathers passed on down through blood to hand A5 C5 D5 G5 A man's right of birth to reap the harvest from his land Verse 2: C5 The breaking of his back to keep his dream alive G5 C5 To work the change of season his instinct to survive G5 D5 The planting of his seed and to see his harvest grow A5 C5 D5 G5 Gives a pride to a man to reap the harvest that he sows Chorus: E5 The land of the free, home of the brave C5 G5 D5 C5 The heartland of pioneers, the heritage of flesh and blood E5 And along come the winds that blow through the land C5 G5 D5 With a price to pay for the working man, money talks and changes hands C5 D5 G5 And money reaps the harvest money demands, the grapes of wrath Verse 3: C5 They can take away his freedom , they can beat him into the dust G5 C5 They can burn his home, run him from his land, and leave him out to gather rust G5 D5 But they can't take away his faith and his honesty and pride and the A5 C5 D5 G5 knowledge that he holds inside One day they'll reap the harvest, the grapes of wrath Verse 4: There's hope in a man that nothing can destroy A man will endure anything for the dream that he holds dear And there's pride in the earth he toils for His honesty for the air he breathes The truth of the harvest they will reap Ending: G5 D5 G5 The grapes of wrath, the grapes of wrath, D5 C5 B5 A5 G5 the grapes of wrath
