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Old Macdonald Had A Farm

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[Verse 1]
GOld MacDonald had a wife and Cadd9child
Cadd9Wife's dead and gone, he's a grandpa Gnow
GTime'll take take a toll on a farmer'Cadd9s mind
So they Cadd9put him in a home to live out his Gtime
GEvery now and then the preschool stops Cadd9by
To Cadd9sing a little tune to help them old folks Gget by
He Gonly seems to listen on his favorite Cadd9song
And Cadd9everytime he hears it he sings aGlong
[Chorus]
Cadd9Old MacGDonald, he Cadd9had a Gfarm
Until Cadd9time ticked away they took away his Em7barn
And Cadd9on this Gfarm, he Cadd9had it Gall
Now he's Cadd9sitting in a wheelchair Dsus4waiting for Gthe call
[Verse 2]
GGrandson took him by the old hoCadd9me place
But those Cadd9weren't tears of joy running down his Gface
The Ghighway's running through the old cornCadd9field
Where he Cadd9used to pick corn for every Gmeal
That GJohn Deere tractor that was sitting by Cadd9the barn
Has been Cadd9replaced by a Walmart and a new Gsports bar
And the Gold country house is still sittinCadd9' there
With a "Cadd9For Sale" sign and an old Cadd9rocking chair
[Chorus]
Cadd9Old MacGDonald, he Cadd9had a Gfarm
Until Cadd9time ticked away they took away his Em7barn
And Cadd9on this Gfarm, he Cadd9had it Gall
Now he's Cadd9sitting in a wheelchair Dsus4waiting for Gthe call
[Bridge]
Now that Dsus4tractor only runs throCadd9ugh his mind
By that Dsus4old country store that sold Cadd9Pepsi for a dime
Back when the Dsus4rooster crowed when the suD#dimn came 'round
And beEm7fore the country beDsus4came a town
Out on Cadd9this old farm, old MacDDonald's farm
[Verse 3]
GSix old friends and a cedar Cadd9box
And the Cadd9name MacDonald carved on a rGock
GLoad him in the hearse boys and take him baCadd9ck home
There's a Cadd9six foot hole where the cattle useGd to roam
GOld MacDonald he's got a fCadd9arm
[Outro]
GEiCadd9eioG  
GEiCadd9eioG  
GEiCadd9eioG  
GEiCadd9eioG  

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Old Macdonald Had A Farm

by Isaac May

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

D#dim

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

Old MacDonald had a wife and child

Cadd9 G

Wife's dead and gone, he's a grandpa now

G Cadd9

Time'll take take a toll on a farmer's mind

Cadd9 G

So they put him in a home to live out his time

G Cadd9

Every now and then the preschool stops by

Cadd9 G

To sing a little tune to help them old folks get by

G Cadd9

He only seems to listen on his favorite song

Cadd9 G

And everytime he hears it he sings along

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Old MacDonald, he had a farm

Cadd9 Em7

Until time ticked away they took away his barn

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

And on this farm, he had it all

Cadd9 Dsus4 G

Now he's sitting in a wheelchair waiting for the call

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9

Grandson took him by the old home place

Cadd9 G

But those weren't tears of joy running down his face

G Cadd9

The highway's running through the old cornfield

Cadd9 G

Where he used to pick corn for every meal

G Cadd9

That John Deere tractor that was sitting by the barn

Cadd9 G

Has been replaced by a Walmart and a new sports bar

G Cadd9

And the old country house is still sittin' there

Cadd9 Cadd9

With a "For Sale" sign and an old rocking chair

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Old MacDonald, he had a farm

Cadd9 Em7

Until time ticked away they took away his barn

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

And on this farm, he had it all

Cadd9 Dsus4 G

Now he's sitting in a wheelchair waiting for the call

[Bridge]

Dsus4 Cadd9

Now that tractor only runs through his mind

Dsus4 Cadd9

By that old country store that sold Pepsi for a dime

Dsus4 D#dim

Back when the rooster crowed when the sun came 'round

Em7 Dsus4

And before the country became a town

Cadd9 D

Out on this old farm, old MacDonald's farm

[Verse 3]

G Cadd9

Six old friends and a cedar box

Cadd9 G

And the name MacDonald carved on a rock

G Cadd9

Load him in the hearse boys and take him back home

Cadd9 G

There's a six foot hole where the cattle used to roam

G Cadd9

Old MacDonald he's got a farm

[Outro]

G Cadd9 G

Eieio

G Cadd9 G

Eieio

G Cadd9 G

Eieio

G Cadd9 G

Eieio

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