Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All Chords by Ry Cooder

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_ We [A] worked through spring and winter, [D] through summer and [E] through fall,
[A] But the mortgage [F#m] worked the hardest [E] and the steadiest of us all.
[A] It worked on nights and Sundays, [D] it worked each [Bm] holiday,
[E] It settled down [A] among us and it never went away.
The farmer comes to town [D] with his wagon [A] broken down,
The farmer [Bm] is the man who [E] feeds us all.
_ [A] If you'll only look and see, [D] I know you [Bm] will agree,
[E] That the farmer is the man who [A] feeds us all.
_ _ The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He buys [D] all his credit [E] until full.
_ [A] Then they take him by the hand [D] and they lead him [B] from his land,
[E] And the merchant is the man who [A] gets it all.
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The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man,
He lives on his credit until [E] full.
When [A] the interest rates so high, it's a wonder [B] he don't die,
But the [E] taxes on the farmer feeds us all.
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_ Well, a banker says he's broke, [D] and the merchant's [E] stopped in smoke,
[A] They forget that it's the farmer [E] feeds them all. _
[A] They would put them to the test [D] if the farmer [Bm] took a 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 on his credit until full.
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[A] Well, his pants are wearing thin, [D] his condition is a sin,
[E] Because the taxes on the farmer [A] feeds us all. _ _ _