(Traditional, adapted by Ry Cooder)
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(D) - (A) - (E)
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(A) We worked through Spring and Winter, through (D) Summer and through (A) Fall
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But the mortgage worked the hardest and the (E) steadiest of us all
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It (A) worked on nights and Sundays, it (D) worked each holiday
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(E) Settled down among us and it never went (A) away
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The farmer comes to town with his wagon broken down
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The farmer is the man who feeds us all
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If you only look and see I know you will agree
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That the farmer is the man who feeds us all
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(A) The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
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He buys on his credit until (E) Fall
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Then they (A) take him by the hand
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And they (D) lead him from his land
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And the (E) merchant is the man who gets it (A) all
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The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
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He lives on his credit until Fall
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With the interest rates so high
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It's a wonder he don't die
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But the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
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Well, the banker says he's broke and the merchant stops and smoke
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But they forget that it's the farmer that feeds them all
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It would put them to the test if the farmer took a rest
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And they'd know that it's the farmer that feeds them all
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The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man
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Lives on his credit until Fall
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Well, his pants are wearing thin
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His condition, it's a sin
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'Cause the taxes on the farmer feeds us all
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TAXES ON THE FARMER FEEDS US ALL
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Ry Cooder |