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[Intro]
G   Am   G/B   C     G
[Verse]
Baby, I Cknow that we've got Bmtrouble in the Cfields
When the Gbankers swarm like Clocusts
They are Dturning away our Gyield
The trains roll Cby our silos, Bmsilver in the Crain
They leave our Gpockets full of Cnothing
And our Ddreams and the golden Ggrain
[Verse]
Have you seen the Cfolks in line, Bmdowntown at the CstationG  
They're all buying their tCickets out
And they're Dtalking the great deGpression
Now our parents Chad their hard times Bmfifty years aCgo
When they Gstood out in these Cempty fields
In Ddust as deep as Gsnow
[Chorus]
And all this Ctrouble in our Dfields
If this Grain can G/Bfall, these Cwounds can heal
They'll never Dtake our native Gsoil
And if we Csell that new John DDeere
And we Gwork this G/Bfarm with Csweat and tears
You'll be the Gmule, I'll be the Amplough
Come harvest timG/Be we'll work it oCut
There's still a lotta Amlove, Dhere in these troubled GfieldsAm  G/B  C  G  
[Verse]
There's a book up Con the shelf aBmbout the dust bowl Cdays
And there's a Glittle bit of you and a Clittle bit of me
In the Dphotos on every Gpage
Now our children Clive in the city and they Bmrest upon our Cshoulders
They Gnever want the Crain to fall
Or the Dweather to get Gcolder
[Chorus]
And all this Ctrouble in our Dfields
If this Grain can G/Bfall, these Cwounds can heal
They'll never Dtake our native Gsoil
And if we Csell that new John DDeere
And we Gwork this G/Bfarm with Csweat and tears
You'll be the Gmule, I'll be the Amplough
Come harvest timG/Be we'll work it oCut
There's still a lotta Amlove, Dhere in these troubled GfieldsAm  G/B  C  G  
[Outro]
You'll be the mule, I'll be the Amplough
Come harvest timG/Be we'll work it oCut
There's still a Amlotta love, Dhere in these troubled CfielGds___

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Trouble In The Fields

by Maura O'Connell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

G Am G/B C G

[Verse]

C Bm C

Baby, I know that we've got trouble in the fields

G C

When the bankers swarm like locusts

D G

They are turning away our yield

C Bm C

The trains roll by our silos, silver in the rain

G C

They leave our pockets full of nothing

D G

And our dreams and the golden grain

[Verse]

C Bm C G

Have you seen the folks in line, downtown at the station

They're all buying their tickets out

D G

And they're talking the great depression

C Bm C

Now our parents had their hard times fifty years ago

G C

When they stood out in these empty fields

D G

In dust as deep as snow

[Chorus]

C D

And all this trouble in our fields

G G/B C

If this rain can fall, these wounds can heal

D G

They'll never take our native soil

C D

And if we sell that new John Deere

G G/B C

And we work this farm with sweat and tears

G Am

You'll be the mule, I'll be the plough

G/B C

Come harvest time we'll work it out

Am D G Am G/B C G

There's still a lotta love, here in these troubled fields

[Verse]

C Bm C

There's a book up on the shelf about the dust bowl days

G C

And there's a little bit of you and a little bit of me

D G

In the photos on every page

C Bm C

Now our children live in the city and they rest upon our shoulders

G C

They never want the rain to fall

D G

Or the weather to get colder

[Chorus]

C D

And all this trouble in our fields

G G/B C

If this rain can fall, these wounds can heal

D G

They'll never take our native soil

C D

And if we sell that new John Deere

G G/B C

And we work this farm with sweat and tears

G Am

You'll be the mule, I'll be the plough

G/B C

Come harvest time we'll work it out

Am D G Am G/B C G

There's still a lotta love, here in these troubled fields

[Outro]

You'll be the mule, I'll be the plough

G/B C

Come harvest time we'll work it out

Am D C G

There's still a lotta love, here in these troubled fields___

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