Chords for Ry Cooder - Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All
Tempo:
163.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
We worked through spring and winter, through [D] summer [E] and through fall,
[A] But the mortgage worked [F#m] the hardest [E] and the steadiest of us all.
[A] It worked on nights and Sundays, [D] it worked each [Bm] holiday,
[E] Settled down among [A] us and it never [E] went away.
[D] [A] The farmer comes to town with [D] his wagon broken [A] down,
The farmer is [F#m] the man who feeds us [E] all.
[B] [E] If [A] you'll only look and see, [D] I know you will [Bm] agree,
That [E] the farmer is the [A] man who feeds us all.
The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He buys all his credit until [E] [B] full.
[E]
[A] Then they take him by the hand [D] and they lead him from his [B] land,
And [E] the merchant is the man who [A] gets it all.
[D]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[D]
[B] [E]
[A]
The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He lives all his credit [E] until [B] full.
[E] [A] When the interest rates so high, [D] it's a wonder he [B] don't cry,
[E] But the taxes on the farmer [A] feeds us all.
[F#m]
[B] [E]
[A]
Well, the banker says he's broke, [D] and the merchant's stopped [A] in smoke,
They forget that it's the [Em] farmer feeds them all.
[E] [A] It would put them to the test [D] if the farmer took a [Bm] rest,
[E] Then they'd know that it's the farmer [A] feeds them all.
The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He lives all his credit [E] until full.
[A] Well, his pants are wearing thin, [D] his condition is for [B] sin,
[E] But the taxes on the farmer feeds us all.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
We worked through spring and winter, through [D] summer [E] and through fall,
[A] But the mortgage worked [F#m] the hardest [E] and the steadiest of us all.
[A] It worked on nights and Sundays, [D] it worked each [Bm] holiday,
[E] Settled down among [A] us and it never [E] went away.
[D] [A] The farmer comes to town with [D] his wagon broken [A] down,
The farmer is [F#m] the man who feeds us [E] all.
[B] [E] If [A] you'll only look and see, [D] I know you will [Bm] agree,
That [E] the farmer is the [A] man who feeds us all.
The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He buys all his credit until [E] [B] full.
[E]
[A] Then they take him by the hand [D] and they lead him from his [B] land,
And [E] the merchant is the man who [A] gets it all.
[D]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[D]
[B] [E]
[A]
The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He lives all his credit [E] until [B] full.
[E] [A] When the interest rates so high, [D] it's a wonder he [B] don't cry,
[E] But the taxes on the farmer [A] feeds us all.
[F#m]
[B] [E]
[A]
Well, the banker says he's broke, [D] and the merchant's stopped [A] in smoke,
They forget that it's the [Em] farmer feeds them all.
[E] [A] It would put them to the test [D] if the farmer took a [Bm] rest,
[E] Then they'd know that it's the farmer [A] feeds them all.
The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He lives all his credit [E] until full.
[A] Well, his pants are wearing thin, [D] his condition is for [B] sin,
[E] But the taxes on the farmer feeds us all.
Key:
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We worked through spring and winter, _ through [D] summer [E] and through fall,
_ [A] But the mortgage worked [F#m] the hardest [E] and the steadiest of us all.
_ [A] It worked on nights and Sundays, _ _ [D] it worked each [Bm] holiday,
_ _ _ [E] _ Settled down among [A] us and it never [E] went away.
[D] _ [A] The farmer comes to town with [D] his wagon broken [A] down,
_ The farmer is [F#m] the man who feeds us [E] all.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ If [A] you'll only look and see, [D] I know you will [Bm] agree,
That [E] the farmer is the [A] man who feeds us all. _ _ _ _
_ The farmer is the man, _ the farmer is the man,
He buys all his credit until [E] _ [B] full.
_ [E] _
_ _ [A] Then they take him by the hand [D] and they lead him from his [B] land,
And [E] the merchant is the man who [A] gets it all. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ The farmer is the man, _ the farmer is the man,
_ He lives all his credit [E] until [B] full.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] When the interest rates so high, _ [D] it's a wonder he [B] don't cry,
_ [E] But the taxes on the farmer [A] feeds us all.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, the banker says he's broke, _ [D] and the merchant's stopped [A] in smoke,
_ They forget that it's the [Em] farmer feeds them all. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] It would put them to the test _ [D] if the farmer took a [Bm] rest,
[E] Then they'd know that it's the farmer [A] feeds them all.
The _ _ _ _ farmer is the man, _ _ the farmer is the man,
_ He lives all his credit _ [E] until full.
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, his pants are wearing thin, _ [D] his condition is for [B] sin,
_ [E] But the taxes on the farmer feeds us all.
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We worked through spring and winter, _ through [D] summer [E] and through fall,
_ [A] But the mortgage worked [F#m] the hardest [E] and the steadiest of us all.
_ [A] It worked on nights and Sundays, _ _ [D] it worked each [Bm] holiday,
_ _ _ [E] _ Settled down among [A] us and it never [E] went away.
[D] _ [A] The farmer comes to town with [D] his wagon broken [A] down,
_ The farmer is [F#m] the man who feeds us [E] all.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ If [A] you'll only look and see, [D] I know you will [Bm] agree,
That [E] the farmer is the [A] man who feeds us all. _ _ _ _
_ The farmer is the man, _ the farmer is the man,
He buys all his credit until [E] _ [B] full.
_ [E] _
_ _ [A] Then they take him by the hand [D] and they lead him from his [B] land,
And [E] the merchant is the man who [A] gets it all. _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ The farmer is the man, _ the farmer is the man,
_ He lives all his credit [E] until [B] full.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] When the interest rates so high, _ [D] it's a wonder he [B] don't cry,
_ [E] But the taxes on the farmer [A] feeds us all.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, the banker says he's broke, _ [D] and the merchant's stopped [A] in smoke,
_ They forget that it's the [Em] farmer feeds them all. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] It would put them to the test _ [D] if the farmer took a [Bm] rest,
[E] Then they'd know that it's the farmer [A] feeds them all.
The _ _ _ _ farmer is the man, _ _ the farmer is the man,
_ He lives all his credit _ [E] until full.
_ _ _ _ [A] Well, his pants are wearing thin, _ [D] his condition is for [B] sin,
_ [E] But the taxes on the farmer feeds us all.
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