{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1676853,"song":"The Farmer Is The Man","artist":"Pete Seeger","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11350709-the-farmer-is-the-man-chords-by-pete-seeger/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1676853?type=chord","rating":4.62785,"votes":7,"content":"American folk song from the 19th century  (but still so relevant today!) that was beautifully interpreted by \r\nPete Seeger (rest in peace). The chords displayed here might not be exactly what Seeger plays, this is just the \r\nway i've picked it up, and it sounds grand to me!\r\n\r\nPete plays in A (capo 2nd fret), the rest is up to you\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the farmer comes to town with his wagon broken down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe farmer is the man that feeds 'em all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you'll only look an' see, I think you will agree[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat the farmer is the man that feeds 'em all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe farmer is the man[/tab]\r\nThe farmer is the man\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLives on credit 'til the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen they take him by the hand[/tab]\r\nAnd they lead him from the land\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the middle man's the one that gets it all[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the lawyer hangs around, and the butcher cuts a pound[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe farmer is the man that feeds 'em all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the preacher and the cook, they go strollin' by the brook[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the farmer is the man that feeds 'em all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe farmer is the man[/tab]\r\nThe farmer is the man\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLives on credit 'til the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith the interest rates so high[/tab]\r\nIt's a wonder he don't die\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor the mortgage man's the one that gets it all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the banker says he's broke, and the merchant's up in smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey forget that it's the farmer who feeds 'em all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt would put them to the test, if the farmer took a rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen they'd know that he's the man who feeds 'em all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell the farmer is the man[/tab]\r\nThe farmer is the man\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLives on credit 'til the fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd his pants are wearin' thin[/tab]\r\nHis condition it's a sin\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's forgot that he's the man that feeds 'em all [/tab]","plain_text":"American folk song from the 19th century  (but still so relevant today!) that was beautifully interpreted by \nPete Seeger (rest in peace). The chords displayed here might not be exactly what Seeger plays, this is just the \nway i've picked it up, and it sounds grand to me!\n\nPete plays in A (capo 2nd fret), the rest is up to you\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe farmer is the man\n\n\nAnd they lead him from the land\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe farmer is the man\n\n\nIt's a wonder he don't die\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe farmer is the man\n\n\nHis condition it's a sin","chords":["A","G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}