Chords for Maura O'Connell with Nanci Griffith - Trouble In The Fields
Tempo:
67.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Am] [G] [C]
[G] [C] Baby, I know [Bm] that we've got trouble [C] in the field
[G] When the bankers [C] swarm like [G] locusts, they [D] are turning [G] away our yields
Our [C] dreams roll by our [C#] side, oh, [Bm] silver [C] in the rain
[G] They leave our pockets [C] full of nothing [D] and our dreams in the [G] golden grain
Have [C] you seen the folks in [G] line downtown [C] at the station?
[G] They're [C] all buying their tickets [D] out and they're talking the [G] Great Depression
Now our [C] parents had their [G] hard times fifty [C] years ago
[G] When they stood out [C] in these empty [D] fields in dust as deep [G] as snow
And [C] all this trouble [D] in our fields, [G] if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [D] never take our [G] native soil
And if [C] we sell that new [D] John Deere, then [G] we'll work this [C] farm with sweat and tears
You'll be [G] the mule, I'll be [Am] the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll work [C] it out
[D] There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in these [G] troubled fields
[Am] There's [G] [C]
[G] a [C] book up on the [B] shelf [Bm] about the [C] Dust Bowl days
[G] And there's a little bit of [C] you and a little bit of [D] me in the photos in [G] every page
Now our [C] children live in the [B] city and they rest [C] upon our shoulders
[G] They never [C] want the rain to [D] fall or the weather to [G] get colder
And [C] all this trouble [G] in our fields, if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [G] never take our native soil
And if [C] we sell [D] that new John Deere, [G] then we'll work [C] this farm with sweat and tears
[G] You'll be the mule, I'll [Am] be the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll [C] work it [G] out
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [G] these troubled fields
You'll be the mule, [Am] I'll be the plow, come [Bm] harvest time we'll [C] work it out
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [C] these troubled fields
[G]
[G] [C] Baby, I know [Bm] that we've got trouble [C] in the field
[G] When the bankers [C] swarm like [G] locusts, they [D] are turning [G] away our yields
Our [C] dreams roll by our [C#] side, oh, [Bm] silver [C] in the rain
[G] They leave our pockets [C] full of nothing [D] and our dreams in the [G] golden grain
Have [C] you seen the folks in [G] line downtown [C] at the station?
[G] They're [C] all buying their tickets [D] out and they're talking the [G] Great Depression
Now our [C] parents had their [G] hard times fifty [C] years ago
[G] When they stood out [C] in these empty [D] fields in dust as deep [G] as snow
And [C] all this trouble [D] in our fields, [G] if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [D] never take our [G] native soil
And if [C] we sell that new [D] John Deere, then [G] we'll work this [C] farm with sweat and tears
You'll be [G] the mule, I'll be [Am] the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll work [C] it out
[D] There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in these [G] troubled fields
[Am] There's [G] [C]
[G] a [C] book up on the [B] shelf [Bm] about the [C] Dust Bowl days
[G] And there's a little bit of [C] you and a little bit of [D] me in the photos in [G] every page
Now our [C] children live in the [B] city and they rest [C] upon our shoulders
[G] They never [C] want the rain to [D] fall or the weather to [G] get colder
And [C] all this trouble [G] in our fields, if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [G] never take our native soil
And if [C] we sell [D] that new John Deere, [G] then we'll work [C] this farm with sweat and tears
[G] You'll be the mule, I'll [Am] be the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll [C] work it [G] out
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [G] these troubled fields
You'll be the mule, [Am] I'll be the plow, come [Bm] harvest time we'll [C] work it out
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [C] these troubled fields
[G]
Key:
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[G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Baby, I know [Bm] that we've got trouble [C] in the field
[G] When the bankers [C] swarm like [G] locusts, they [D] are turning [G] away our yields
Our [C] dreams roll by our [C#] side, oh, [Bm] silver [C] in the rain
[G] They leave our pockets [C] full of nothing [D] and our dreams in the [G] golden grain
Have [C] you seen the folks in [G] line downtown [C] at the station?
[G] They're [C] all buying their tickets [D] out and they're talking the [G] Great Depression
Now our [C] parents had their [G] hard times fifty [C] years ago
[G] When they stood out [C] in these empty [D] fields in dust as deep [G] as snow
_ And [C] all this trouble [D] in our fields, [G] if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [D] never take our [G] native soil
And if [C] we sell that new [D] John Deere, then [G] we'll work this [C] farm with sweat and tears
You'll be [G] the mule, I'll be [Am] the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll work [C] it out
[D] There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in these [G] troubled fields
[Am] There's [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] a [C] book up on the [B] shelf [Bm] about the [C] Dust Bowl days
[G] And there's a little bit of [C] you and a little bit of [D] me in the photos in [G] every page
Now our [C] children live in the [B] city and they rest [C] upon our shoulders
[G] They never [C] want the rain to [D] fall or the weather to [G] get colder
And [C] all this trouble [G] in our fields, if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [G] never take our native soil
And if [C] we sell [D] that new John Deere, [G] then we'll work [C] this farm with sweat and tears
[G] You'll be the mule, I'll [Am] be the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll [C] work it [G] out
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [G] these troubled fields
You'll be the mule, [Am] I'll be the plow, come [Bm] harvest time we'll [C] work it out _
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [C] these troubled fields _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Baby, I know [Bm] that we've got trouble [C] in the field
[G] When the bankers [C] swarm like [G] locusts, they [D] are turning [G] away our yields
Our [C] dreams roll by our [C#] side, oh, [Bm] silver [C] in the rain
[G] They leave our pockets [C] full of nothing [D] and our dreams in the [G] golden grain
Have [C] you seen the folks in [G] line downtown [C] at the station?
[G] They're [C] all buying their tickets [D] out and they're talking the [G] Great Depression
Now our [C] parents had their [G] hard times fifty [C] years ago
[G] When they stood out [C] in these empty [D] fields in dust as deep [G] as snow
_ And [C] all this trouble [D] in our fields, [G] if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [D] never take our [G] native soil
And if [C] we sell that new [D] John Deere, then [G] we'll work this [C] farm with sweat and tears
You'll be [G] the mule, I'll be [Am] the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll work [C] it out
[D] There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in these [G] troubled fields
[Am] There's [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] a [C] book up on the [B] shelf [Bm] about the [C] Dust Bowl days
[G] And there's a little bit of [C] you and a little bit of [D] me in the photos in [G] every page
Now our [C] children live in the [B] city and they rest [C] upon our shoulders
[G] They never [C] want the rain to [D] fall or the weather to [G] get colder
And [C] all this trouble [G] in our fields, if there's a rain handful [C] these wounds can heal
They'll [G] never take our native soil
And if [C] we sell [D] that new John Deere, [G] then we'll work [C] this farm with sweat and tears
[G] You'll be the mule, I'll [Am] be the plow, come [G] harvest time we'll [C] work it [G] out
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [G] these troubled fields
You'll be the mule, [Am] I'll be the plow, come [Bm] harvest time we'll [C] work it out _
There's [Am] still a lot of [D] love here in [C] these troubled fields _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _