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From: Cljohnso@aol.com
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 14:39:46 -0500
Subject: CRD: Houses In The Fields (John Gorka)

Houses in the Fields  --  John Gorka

(from the 1991 album, "Jack's Crows)

Intro:
G D C
Em D  C


Verse 1:
G (320003@1)                                           D (xx0232@1)                        CThey're (x32010@1)growing houses in the fields between the towns
Em (022000@1)                                  D (xx0232@1)                     C (x32010@1)  GAnd (320003@1)the Starlight Drive-in movie's closing down
G (320003@1)                                D (xx0232@1)            CThe (x32010@1)road is gone to the way it was before
             Em (022000@1)                  D (xx0232@1)        CAnd (x32010@1)the spaces won't be spaces anymore


Verse 2:
G (320003@1)                              D (xx0232@1)                 CTwo (x32010@1)more farms were broken by the drought
Em (022000@1)                                  D (xx0232@1)                  C (x32010@1)  GFirst (320003@1)the Wagners now the Fullers pulling out
G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)                   CDevelopers (x32010@1)paid better than the corn
      Em (022000@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                              CBut (x32010@1)this was not the place where they were born


Chorus:
GC                           DThere's (xx0232@1)houses in the fields, no prayers for steady rain this year
C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)                                      CHouses (x32010@1)in the fields, there's houses in the fields
GAm                          D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)      CThe (x32010@1)last few farms are growing out of here


Verse 3:
G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)                     CAt (x32010@1)first he wouldn't sell and then he would
Em (022000@1)                             D (xx0232@1)                        C (x32010@1)             GNow (320003@1)there'll be children playing where the silos stood
G (320003@1)                                  D (xx0232@1)                 CThe (x32010@1)word came from the marrow of his bones
               Em (022000@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                  CIt (x32010@1)was the last sure way to pay off all the loans


Verse 4:
G (320003@1)                               D (xx0232@1)                            CThe (x32010@1)new streets will be named for kings and queens
         Em (022000@1)                 D (xx0232@1)                  C (x32010@1)                  GAnd (320003@1)a ransom will be paid for every castle's dream
G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)                  CThe (x32010@1)model sign is crested with a lion
             Em (022000@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                    CAnd (x32010@1)the farmers they will have enough to die on


(Chorus)


Verse 5:
G (320003@1)                                   D (xx0232@1)              COh (x32010@1)I guess no one should be afraid of change
                 Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)                    C (x32010@1)                GBut (320003@1)tell me why is there a fence for every open range?
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                CIt's (x32010@1)a sign I'm getting on in years
         Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                        CWhen (x32010@1)nothing new is welcome to these eyes and ears


(Chorus)


Final Verse:
G (320003@1)                                           D (xx0232@1)                        CThey're (x32010@1)growing houses in the fields between the towns
            Em (022000@1)                    D (xx0232@1)          C (x32010@1)           GAnd (320003@1)the Starlight Drive-in movie is all closed down
G (320003@1)                                D (xx0232@1)            CThe (x32010@1)road is gone to the way it was before
             Em (022000@1)                  D (xx0232@1)        CAnd (x32010@1)the spaces won't be spaces anymore
GAm                            D (xx0232@1)            GNo (320003@1)the spaces won't be spaces anymore


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