Why I Farm

Intro: D G  x2

         Bm                     
He knows every stone that’s been 
 G            D
struck by the plow
          Bm          G           
There’s a pile by the barn by the 
A
sweat of his brow

    Bm           G             D
The land has his heart and he rarely
 complains
       A                       D
And it holds his knees when he prays
 for rain

       Bm         G               
He’s a dusty old carhartt and the 
D
light in the barn
      Bm           G             
He’ll work the late hours and he’s 
A
up before dawn
      Bm       G              D
Every man has a story and the story 
goes on
      A                  G
From grandad’s eyes to a new born 
son

       D                           
Why I farm is in my blood, like the
  A
 sunlight is on my skin
   D                     G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve 
always been
   D                            A
Is more than just a living, it’s my 
way of life
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        G         A        Bm    
And it grows like seed inside my 
   G
heart
           D      G
That’s why I farm

   Bm           G            
We always pull through when we 
   D
thought we would brake
       Bm      G         A
In the flood ’93, in the draught ‘88
    Bm           G            D
The Lord has his timing ‘cause only 
he knows
          A                   G
That when next year comes the crops 
will grow

       D                           
Why I farm is in my blood, like the
  A
 sunlight is on my skin
   D                     G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve 
always been
   D                            A
Is more than just a living, it’s my 
way of life
        G         A        Bm    
And it grows like seed inside my 
   G
heart
           D     C
That’s why I farm
           Bm     A
That’s why I farm

          G                        
Tough the world may shake around 
             Bm
me, still I am stable [Still I am 
stable]
                    A         
For as long as I am able [I am 
                      G
able], I’ll work this way [It’s who 
I am]
            G                      
‘Cause when heaven comes this close
                Bm
 to what you’re holding [Holding]
                   A
This life is but a moment in a 
bigger plan

      D                            
Why I farm is in my blood, like the
 C
 sunlight is on my skin [That’s why 
I farm]
   Bm                     G
Is who I meant to be, is who I’ve 
always been
   D                            A
Is more than just a living, it’s my 
way of life
        G         A        Bm    
And it grows like seed inside my 
   G
heart
               A     Bm    G
Living on long after I depart
           D     G
That’s why I farm
           D     G
That’s why I farm