{"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":1759312,"song":"Why I Farm","artist":"The Henningsens","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11381443-why-i-farm-chords-by-the-henningsens/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1759312?type=chord","rating":4.84161,"votes":5,"content":"Capo on 4th fret\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe knows every stone that’s been struck by the plow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nThere’s a pile by the barn by the sweat of his brow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe land has his heart and he rarely complains[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it holds his knees when he prays for rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe’s a dusty old carhartt and the light in the barn[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nHe’ll work the late hours and he’s up before dawn[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery man has a story and the story goes on[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom grandad’s eyes to a new born son[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIs more than just a living, it’s my way of life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it grows like seed inside my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat’s why I farm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe always pull through when we thought we would brake[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nIn the flood ’93, in the draught ‘88[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Lord has his timing ‘cause only he knows[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat when next year comes the crops will grow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIs more than just a living, it’s my way of life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it grows like seed inside my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat’s why I farm[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat’s why I farm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTough the world may shake around me, still I am stable [Still I am stable][/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor as long as I am able [I am able], I’ll work this way [It’s who I am][/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n‘Cause when heaven comes this close to what you’re holding [Holding][/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis life is but a moment in a bigger plan[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy I farm is in my blood, like the sunlight is on my skin [That’s why I farm][/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs who I meant to be, is who I’ve always been[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIs more than just a living, it’s my way of life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it grows like seed inside my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiving on long after I depart[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat’s why I farm[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat’s why I farm[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo on 4th fret\n\nIntro: D G  x2","chords":["D","G","Bm","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]}}}