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,
/ G (320003@1) / / D (xx0232@1) - C (x32010@1) / GSo (320003@1)watch 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)
