"Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank"
by the Barenaked Ladies
from the album Born on a Pirate Ship
transcribed by Steven L. Nelly
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Capo on 3rd fret
All chords relative to capo
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Intro:
Em? G? Em? G? Em? G? ? Em? ? G
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Em? ? ? ? G? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? GI (320003@1)tend the wheat field that makes your bread
Em? ? ? ? ? G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DI (xx0232@1)bind the sweet veal, pluck the hens that make your bed.
Em? ? ? ? G? ? ? ? Em? ? ? ? ? ? ? GMother (320003@1)Nature & Mother Earth
Em? ? ? ? ? ? ? G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DAre (xx0232@1)two of three women who dictate what I'm worth.
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Chorus:
Em? ? ? G? ? ? D? ? ? ? ? ? ? CI'm (x32010@1)the farmer, I work in the fields all day
Em? ? ? ? ? ? ? G? ? ? ? ? ? ? D? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? CDon't (x32010@1)mean to alarm her, but I know it was meant to be this way. 
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Em? ? G? ? Em? ? G
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You cried a tear, I wiped it dry.
I put you up upon a pedestal so high.
If you should waver, if you should sway,
I'll catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away
Em? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? ? ? ? CYou (x32010@1)signed your picture with an O and X
Em? ? ? ? ? ? ? G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DI (xx0232@1)bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your checks. 
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REPEAT CHORUS
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C? ? ? ? ? D? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? G? G/F#? ? ? ? ? EmAll (022000@1)of this corn I grow, I grow it all for you
C? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D? ? G? G/F#? ? ? EmI (022000@1)took a hatchet to the radio, I did it all for you
C? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? DCM7
But you could have written back and you could have said "thank you". C? ? ? ? ? ? ? D? ? ? ? ? ? ? C? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D
I guess you got better things, I guess you got better things
C? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? EmI (022000@1)guess you got better things , better things to do
G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? ? G? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Em? ? GD
Better things to do,? ? ? ? ? ? ? better things to do,
better things to do, oh.
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You say you love me, is that the truth?
Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof.
I know your address, I ring the bell,
I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells.
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REPEAT CHORUS
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Outtro:
Em? G? Em? G? Em? G? Em? G
Em (022000@1)