Chords for Levon Helm - Growin' Trade
Tempo:
112.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
[D] [Em] [F#m]
[E] I [A] worked the land to [Bm] raise a family, [A] till [G] I was weary [A] to the bone.
[E] [F#m] But hard labor [G] never bothered me, Lord [D] it's all I've [A] ever known.
Too many seasons [Bm] of calamity, and too [G] much interest or [A] horny loans.
[F#m] I'm half the size [G] that I used to be, [Bm] and half [A] of that [E] is gone.
The crops, ten [A] were seeded, [D] ten were [A] only get [E] you fine.
The livestock [A] I'm cleaning, [D] I can [A] hardly keep [E] them alive.
I [F#m] gotta do [E] what I can [D] to survive.
I [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree.
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [F#m] [E]
The [A] summer beauty [Bm] of the cotton field was [G] like a view from [A] heaven's door.
[F#m] My granddaddy [G] said that harvest time was [D] what they could Lord made [A] us for.
I guess you'd wonder [Bm] where's the dignity
[A] [G] in a crop you [A] raised to burn.
[F#m] But this land [G] is my legacy, I [Bm] got nowhere [A] else [E] to turn.
A shotgun [A] on my shoulder, [D] well it don't [A] sound [E] right to me.
The thieves are getting [A] bolder, [D] and the [A] feds may be [E] wise to me.
I [F#m] gotta quit [E] this [D] eventually.
[F#m] I know the law [D] won't be forgiven, [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree.
[E] Helicopters [A] in the distance, [D] coming [A] closer every [E] day.
[A] [E] They're gonna meet [A] some resistance, [D] ain't no [A] price to pay.
[E]
There won't be [A] any difference [D] when they take [A] it all [E] away.
Between a cop [A] in the jailhouse, and [D] a [A] bed [E] beneath the clay.
I guess [F#m] there's nothing [E] to do now [D] but pray.
I [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm for [G] a living, [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree.
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D] [Em] [F#m]
[E] I [A] worked the land to [Bm] raise a family, [A] till [G] I was weary [A] to the bone.
[E] [F#m] But hard labor [G] never bothered me, Lord [D] it's all I've [A] ever known.
Too many seasons [Bm] of calamity, and too [G] much interest or [A] horny loans.
[F#m] I'm half the size [G] that I used to be, [Bm] and half [A] of that [E] is gone.
The crops, ten [A] were seeded, [D] ten were [A] only get [E] you fine.
The livestock [A] I'm cleaning, [D] I can [A] hardly keep [E] them alive.
I [F#m] gotta do [E] what I can [D] to survive.
I [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree.
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [F#m] [E]
The [A] summer beauty [Bm] of the cotton field was [G] like a view from [A] heaven's door.
[F#m] My granddaddy [G] said that harvest time was [D] what they could Lord made [A] us for.
I guess you'd wonder [Bm] where's the dignity
[A] [G] in a crop you [A] raised to burn.
[F#m] But this land [G] is my legacy, I [Bm] got nowhere [A] else [E] to turn.
A shotgun [A] on my shoulder, [D] well it don't [A] sound [E] right to me.
The thieves are getting [A] bolder, [D] and the [A] feds may be [E] wise to me.
I [F#m] gotta quit [E] this [D] eventually.
[F#m] I know the law [D] won't be forgiven, [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree.
[E] Helicopters [A] in the distance, [D] coming [A] closer every [E] day.
[A] [E] They're gonna meet [A] some resistance, [D] ain't no [A] price to pay.
[E]
There won't be [A] any difference [D] when they take [A] it all [E] away.
Between a cop [A] in the jailhouse, and [D] a [A] bed [E] beneath the clay.
I guess [F#m] there's nothing [E] to do now [D] but pray.
I [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm for [G] a living, [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree.
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [F#m]
[E] [A]
Key:
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D
E
F#m
Bm
A
D
E
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _
[E] I [A] worked the _ land to [Bm] raise a family, [A] till [G] I was weary [A] to the bone.
[E] _ [F#m] _ But hard labor [G] never bothered me, Lord [D] it's all I've [A] ever known.
Too many seasons _ [Bm] of calamity, and too [G] much interest or [A] horny loans.
_ _ [F#m] I'm half the size [G] that I used to be, [Bm] and half [A] of that [E] is gone.
_ _ The crops, ten [A] were seeded, [D] ten were [A] only get [E] you fine.
_ _ The livestock [A] I'm cleaning, _ [D] I can [A] hardly keep [E] them alive.
I [F#m] gotta do [E] what I can [D] to survive.
_ _ I _ [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, _ [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to _ farm [G] for a living, _ [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree. _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ [E]
The [A] summer beauty [Bm] of the cotton field was [G] like a view from [A] heaven's door. _
_ [F#m] _ My granddaddy [G] said that harvest time was [D] what they could Lord made [A] us for.
I guess you'd wonder [Bm] where's the dignity _
[A] [G] in a crop you [A] raised to burn. _
_ [F#m] But this land [G] is my legacy, I [Bm] got nowhere [A] else [E] to turn.
A _ shotgun [A] on my shoulder, [D] well it don't [A] sound [E] right to me.
_ The thieves are getting [A] _ bolder, [D] and the [A] feds may be [E] wise to me.
I [F#m] gotta quit [E] this [D] eventually. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] I know the law [D] won't be forgiven, _ [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Helicopters [A] in the distance, [D] coming [A] closer every [E] day. _
[A] _ [E] They're gonna meet [A] some resistance, _ [D] ain't no [A] price to pay.
[E] _ _ _
_ There won't be [A] any difference _ [D] when they take [A] it all [E] away. _
_ Between a cop [A] in the jailhouse, and [D] a [A] bed [E] beneath the clay.
I guess [F#m] there's nothing [E] to do now [D] but pray. _
_ _ I [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, _ [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm for [G] a living, _ [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree.
_ _ _ I _ [Bm] used to _ farm [G] for a living, _ [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _
[E] I [A] worked the _ land to [Bm] raise a family, [A] till [G] I was weary [A] to the bone.
[E] _ [F#m] _ But hard labor [G] never bothered me, Lord [D] it's all I've [A] ever known.
Too many seasons _ [Bm] of calamity, and too [G] much interest or [A] horny loans.
_ _ [F#m] I'm half the size [G] that I used to be, [Bm] and half [A] of that [E] is gone.
_ _ The crops, ten [A] were seeded, [D] ten were [A] only get [E] you fine.
_ _ The livestock [A] I'm cleaning, _ [D] I can [A] hardly keep [E] them alive.
I [F#m] gotta do [E] what I can [D] to survive.
_ _ I _ [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, _ [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to _ farm [G] for a living, _ [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree. _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ [E]
The [A] summer beauty [Bm] of the cotton field was [G] like a view from [A] heaven's door. _
_ [F#m] _ My granddaddy [G] said that harvest time was [D] what they could Lord made [A] us for.
I guess you'd wonder [Bm] where's the dignity _
[A] [G] in a crop you [A] raised to burn. _
_ [F#m] But this land [G] is my legacy, I [Bm] got nowhere [A] else [E] to turn.
A _ shotgun [A] on my shoulder, [D] well it don't [A] sound [E] right to me.
_ The thieves are getting [A] _ bolder, [D] and the [A] feds may be [E] wise to me.
I [F#m] gotta quit [E] this [D] eventually. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] I know the law [D] won't be forgiven, _ [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm [G] for a living, [D] and now I'm in the [A] growing tree. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Helicopters [A] in the distance, [D] coming [A] closer every [E] day. _
[A] _ [E] They're gonna meet [A] some resistance, _ [D] ain't no [A] price to pay.
[E] _ _ _
_ There won't be [A] any difference _ [D] when they take [A] it all [E] away. _
_ Between a cop [A] in the jailhouse, and [D] a [A] bed [E] beneath the clay.
I guess [F#m] there's nothing [E] to do now [D] but pray. _
_ _ I [F#m] know the law won't [D] be forgiven, _ [A] but that'll be the choice [E] I make.
I [Bm] used to farm for [G] a living, _ [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree.
_ _ _ I _ [Bm] used to _ farm [G] for a living, _ [D] and now I'm in the growing [A] tree. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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