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[Intro]
D    Em  D    C  G   C  G
[Verse]
I sailed with Miss Columbus for a Ctrip across the Dsea
The hoCrizon was beGhind me when I Cfound that I was Dfree
I Csmashed the glass I Gdrank from, drove it Cdeep into my Darm
Tell me Chow do you Gfeel, now you're Cback on the Gfarm?D  C  G  
[Verse]
She put me on the periscope and Ctold me she was Dlost
She Csaid she was exGpensive, but I Cdid not mind the Dcost
I Csaid her deep-sea Gdiver did not Cmean her any Dharm
Tell me Chow do you Gfeel, now you're Cback on the Gfarm?D  C  G  
[Instrumental]
D     C  G     C
[Bridge]
I Drang the bell of Gfreedom
Drank Dfrom the well of Gplenty
The Cmilk of human Gkindness
Was Amsuccour to my Dsoul
I took her to the Gmasthead
And Dshowed her my conGditions
She Cpromised me the Gcargo
That she Fcarried in her Dhold
[Verse]
The Asails were set for sunrise when we Dfound the wind had Edropped
I Dtried to make the Atime up, but the Dclock had somehow Estopped
A Dfire broke out beAlow the decks and I Dsounded the aElarm
Tell me Dhow do you Afeel, now you're Dback on the Afarm?E  D  A  
[Verse]
Now you might think it strange of me to Dwrite to you this Eway
For Dyears I was a Afarmer, but I Dcould not make it Epay
Yet Dhere I am a Asailor and I Dfeel a sense of Ecalm
Tell me Dhow do you Afeel, now you're Dback on the Afarm?
Tell me Dhow do you Afeel, now you're Dback on the Afarm?E  D  A  

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Back On The Farm

by Strawbs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Em D C G C G

[Verse]

C D

I sailed with Miss Columbus for a trip across the sea

C G C D

The horizon was behind me when I found that I was free

C G C D

I smashed the glass I drank from, drove it deep into my arm

C G C G D C G

Tell me how do you feel, now you're back on the farm?

[Verse]

C D

She put me on the periscope and told me she was lost

C G C D

She said she was expensive, but I did not mind the cost

C G C D

I said her deep-sea diver did not mean her any harm

C G C G D C G

Tell me how do you feel, now you're back on the farm?

[Instrumental]

D C G C

[Bridge]

D G

I rang the bell of freedom

D G

Drank from the well of plenty

C G

The milk of human kindness

Am D

Was succour to my soul

I took her to the masthead

D G

And showed her my conditions

C G

She promised me the cargo

F D

That she carried in her hold

[Verse]

A D E

The sails were set for sunrise when we found the wind had dropped

D A D E

I tried to make the time up, but the clock had somehow stopped

D A D E

A fire broke out below the decks and I sounded the alarm

D A D A E D A

Tell me how do you feel, now you're back on the farm?

[Verse]

D E

Now you might think it strange of me to write to you this way

D A D E

For years I was a farmer, but I could not make it pay

D A D E

Yet here I am a sailor and I feel a sense of calm

D A D A

Tell me how do you feel, now you're back on the farm?

D A D A E D A

Tell me how do you feel, now you're back on the farm?

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