"Country Life" by Show of Hands Transcribed by Chris Parker Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) CWorking (x32010@1)in the rain cutting down wood G (320003@1) DDidn't (xx0232@1)do my little brother much good Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) CLost (x32010@1)two fingers in a chainsaw bite G (320003@1) DAll (xx0232@1)he does now is drink and fight C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GSells (320003@1)a bit of grass hots up cars Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CTalks (x32010@1)of travel never gets far C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GLoves (320003@1)his kids left his wife Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CAn (x32010@1)everyday story of country life Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the red brick cottage where I was born G (320003@1) DIs (xx0232@1)the empty shell of a holiday home Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) CMost (x32010@1)of the year there's no-one there G (320003@1) DThe (xx0232@1)village is dead and they don't care C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GNow (320003@1)we live on the edge of town Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CHaven't (x32010@1)been back since the pub closed down C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GOne (320003@1)man's family pays the price Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) CFOr (x32010@1)another man's vision of country life C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)singing oooooooh oh ooh Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Doooooooh (xx0232@1)oh ooh... Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) CMy (x32010@1)old man is eighty four G (320003@1) DHis (xx0232@1)generation won the war Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) CHe (x32010@1)left the farm forever when G (320003@1) DThey (xx0232@1)only kept on one in ten C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GLanded (320003@1)gentry county snobs Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CWhere (x32010@1)were you when they lost their jobs C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GNo-one (320003@1)marched or subsidised Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CTo (x32010@1)save a country way of life EmSilent (022000@1)fields empty lanes Drifting smoke distant flames Picture postcard hills on fire Cattle burning in funeral pyres C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GOut (320003@1)to graze they look so sweet Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CWe (x32010@1)hate the blood we want the meat C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GBuy (320003@1)me a beer I'll take my knife Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) CCut (x32010@1)you a slice of country life C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DI'm (xx0232@1)singing oooooooh oh ooh Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Doooooooh (xx0232@1)oh ooh... Em (022000@1) CIf (x32010@1)you want cheap food well here's the deal DFamily (xx0232@1)farms are brought to heel Em (022000@1) CHammer (x32010@1)blows of size and scale DFoot (xx0232@1)and mouth the final nail Em (022000@1) CThe (x32010@1)coffin of our English dream DLies (xx0232@1)out on the village green Em (022000@1) CWhile (x32010@1)agri-barons CAP in hand DStrip (xx0232@1)this green and pleasant land Em (022000@1) COf (x32010@1)meadow, woodland, hedgerow, pond DWhat (xx0232@1)remains gets built upon Em (022000@1) CNo (x32010@1)trains, No jobs DNo (xx0232@1)shops, no pubs Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DWhat (xx0232@1)went wrong D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) DCountry (xx0232@1)life Country life N/A EmIt's (022000@1)a little bit of country life