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)