G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) DFor (xx0232@1)five generations my family have farmed,
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
by horse and by tractor, by hoe and by hand,
G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) Dbut (xx0232@1)that won't stave off the bank's latest demand.
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)
Singing oh the hard times of old England
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GIn (320003@1)old England very hard times
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) DTime (xx0232@1)was, I could sell what I grew at the shop,
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
Then Tesco's turned up, all of that had to stop.
G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) DNow (xx0232@1)I can't make a living out of my crop.
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)
Singing oh the hard times of old England
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GIn (320003@1)old England very hard times
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) DMore (xx0232@1)and more of our village gets sold every day,
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)To folks from the city who are happy to pay,
G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) DFor (xx0232@1)their holiday cottage to stand empty all day.
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)
Singing oh the hard times of old England
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GIn (320003@1)old England very hard times
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) DThe (xx0232@1)Countryside Alliance expects, I suppose,
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)My support when they're marching to bloody Blair's nose,
G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) DBut (xx0232@1)they said not a word when our post office closed.
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)
Singing oh the hard times of old England
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GIn (320003@1)old England very hard times
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) DThe (xx0232@1)hedgerows my grandfather tended have gone,
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)And with them the lapwing and the corncrake's sad song.
G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) DI (xx0232@1)fear I'll be carried off before long.
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)
Singing oh the hard times of old England
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GIn (320003@1)old England very hard times
G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)now to conclude and to finish my song;
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)Let's hope that these hard times they will not last long,
G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I may soon have occasion for to alter my song
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)
Singing oh the hard times of old England
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GIn (320003@1)old England very hard times
