Disappearing Farmer
Jheanderson
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D C G DD C G D [Verse 1]D A G I remember Grandpa standing overD by the gateD A His eyes turned up to heaven,G D wondering why the rain was lateG And it seems so sad to look backD now and see him lying thereD A G In a $500 casket with the dirtD still in his hand [Chorus]G It's a sad truth when the wind canD blow a man's whole awayG Like to strip the topsoil from theD ground where the corn grew yesterdayG Makes him a disappearing farmerD cause his dreams rode with that windD A And all he knows is dominoes andG D some close, old wrinkled friendsContinúa después del anuncio[Riff]D C G DD C G D [Verse 2]D A G Grandpa saw it comin', of thatD there ain't no doubtD A With the bankers on his doorstepG D and a cotton killin' droughtG But he was a kind and and he was aD gentle man, until the bitter endD A And he was smiling on hisG D deathbed, glad he hadn't sold out to them [Verse 2]D A Now a modern 2 lane blacktop runsG D across the old homeplaceD A And the man that ran the graveyardG D didn't recognize my faceG And the ground beneath seems drierD now, my God, when will it rainD A G And pushing pretty flowers aroundD my grandpa's grave [Chorus]G It's a sad truth when the wind canD blow a man's whole awayG Like to strip the topsoil from theD ground where the corn grew yesterdayG Makes him a disappearing farmerD cause his dreams rode with that windD A And all he knows is dominoes andG D some close, old wrinkled friendsG It's a sad truth when the wind canD blow a man's whole awayG Like to strip the topsoil from theD ground where the corn grew yesterdayG Makes him a disappearing farmerD cause his dreams rode with that windD A And all he knows is dominoes andG D some close, old wrinkled friends