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