Farm Auction

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[Verse 1]
G                                  
The sons came from across the land 
Am
to help them through
C                                 
And last night in the kitchen was 
    G                  D
the missus' dream come true
Em
All her sons were standin', laughin'
G
Like a ghost from days long past 
when
Am                                
Their hopes and dreams were all 
  D
she knew


[Verse 2]
         G                      
And they all got up on this last 
          Am
mornin', feelin' fine
C                                 
All those different motors to get 
G                D
started one last time
Em
By ten the yard was crowded
G
The auction voices shouted
Am                               
Their neighbours movin' down the 
D
line


[Chorus]
G                                
They stand to watch the caller's 
Bm
hammer fall
C                         G       
Another timeworn treasure carried 
D
off
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Em                           Bm
It took a life to build this farm 
and all
C             D                G
And they just watch the hammer fall


[Verse 3]
G                            
As each son reached the age to 
            Am
choose he left the land
C                                 
They couldn't seem to see the 
           G                D
dream that had guided their old man
Em
He knew they had to leave him
G
But each one left him grievin'
Am                             D
He'd hoped that one would understand


[Verse 4]
D          G                
So for the past ten years he's 
                      Am
farmed his section all alone
C                                 
The prairie winds aren't easy on 
   G           D
his 60-year-old bones
Em
Though he knows what he's doin'
G
It doesn't make sense to him
Am                             D
He'll never reap all that he's sown


[Chorus]
G                                
They stand to watch the caller's 
Bm
hammer fall
C                         G
Another timeworn treasure carried 
off
Em                           Bm
It took a life to build this farm 
and all
C             D                G
Now they just watch the hammer fall


[Verse 5]
G                                 
Now he knows that they are 
        Am
troubled and a little scared
      C                            
Could strangers ever farm this land
     G                 D
 and care the way they cared?
Em
But each spring the land will 
freshen
G
And their pain will lessen
Am                      D
With all that they have shared


[Chorus]
G                                
They stand to watch the caller's 
Bm
hammer fall
C                           
Their way of living split and 
  G       D
carried off
Em                           Bm
It took a life to build this farm 
and all
C             D                G
Now they just watch the hammer fall
C         D                G
They just watch the hammer fall