Chords by Paul Wingham from The Sweet Fantastic. www.thesweetfantastic.co.uk For corrections email paul.wingham@virgin.net I love this song so enjoy!!! The Mission Grapes of Wrath from the album Carved in Sand (1990) Verse 1: G C The sweat upon his brow and the dirt worked into his hands G C The dignity of labour upon a man's own land G D The soil of his fathers passed on down through blood to hand Am C D G A man's right of birth to reap the harvest from his land Verse 2: C The breaking of his back to keep his dream alive G C To work the change of season his instinct to survive G D The planting of his seed and to see his harvest grow Am C D G Gives a pride to a man to reap the harvest that he sows Chorus: Em The land of the free, home of the brave C G D C The heartland of pioneers, the heritage of flesh and blood Em And along come the winds that blow through the land C G D With a price to pay for the working man, money talks and changes hands C D G And money reaps the harvest money demands, the grapes of wrath Verse 3: C They can take away his freedom, they can beat him into the dust G C They can burn his home, run him from his land, and leave him out to gather rust G D But they can't take away his faith and his honesty and pride and the Am C D G 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: G D G The grapes of wrath, the grapes of wrath, D C B A G the grapes of wrath