Heres To The Farmer

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[VERSE 1]

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Talk about an uphill battle
D
Two thousand acres of beans and cattle
C
But he don't ever get rattled
He just goes 'til the sun goes down
G
Hydraulic fluid on his jeans
D
Red-dyed diesel and ten rows between
C
A cold one on the porch and a good nights sleep
Y'all hold 'em up with me now

[CHORUS]

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Here's to the farmer that plants the fields in the spring
     D
That turn from green to that harvest honey
Am
Hold one up for the banker downtown
     C                        D
That got him on his feet with handshake money
G
Here's to the farmer's wife
D
That loves him every night
Am
Raising a son, raising a daughter
Continues after the ad
     G/B
They gather 'round the table, send it up to the Father
C                G/B                   Am
Somehow they get closer when times get harder
Here's to the farmer

[INTRO 2]

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[VERSE 2]

G
Subdivision's creeping on in
D
Neighborhood kids keep jumping his fence
C
He could double his money
But that'd be the end of a promise he'll never break
G
'Cause he looked his daddy in the eye
D
And he's got that stubborn pride
C
He'll be here 'til the day he dies
No, he wouldn't have it any other way

[CHORUS]

       D      G
Here's to the farmer that plants the fields in the spring
     D
That turn from green to that harvest honey
Am
Hold one up for the banker downtown
     C                        D
That got him on his feet with handshake money
G
Here's to the farmer's wife
D
That loves him every night
Am
Raising a son, raising a daughter
     G/B
They gather 'round the table, send it up to the Father
C                G/B                   Am
Somehow they get closer when times get harder
Here's to the farmer

[G  O]

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[CHORUS OUT]

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Yeah, here's to the farmer that loves his day in the sun
D
Won't sell that old half-ton
Am                         C
Nobody knows better 'bout a hard-earned dollar
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Just tell him how far he's gotta go and he'll go farther
Here's to the farmer

[OUTRO]

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