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Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
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Capo on 3rd fret
All chords relative to capo
Intro:
Em   G   Em   G   Em   G    Em    G
EmI tend the Gwheat field thaEmt makes your breadG  
EmI bind the swGeet veal, pluck the hens that Dmake your bed.
EmMother NatuGre & MothEmer EarthG  
EmAre two of three Gwomen who dictate what DI'm worth.
Chorus:
EmI'm the fGarmer, DI work in the fiCelds all day
EmDon't mean to alGarm her, but I kDnow it was meant to be tChis way.
Em    G    Em    G
You cried a tear, I wiped it dry.
I put you up upon a pedestal so high.
If you should waver, if you should sway,
I'll catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away
EmYou signed your picturGe with an O and XEm  C  
EmI bet you don't wGrite "love" each time yDou sign your checks.
REPEAT CHORUS
CAll of this Dcorn I grow, I grGow G/F#it all for youEm  
CI took a hatchet to the radio, I Ddid it GalG/F#l for youEm  
CBut you could have written baDck and you could have said "thank you".CM7  
CI guess you got Dbetter things, CI guess you got better Dthings
CI guess you got beDtter things , better things to Emdo
GBetter things to do,      Em           Gbetter things Emto do,G  D  
better things to do, oh.
You say you love me, is that the truth?
Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof.
I know your address, I ring the bell,
I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells.
REPEAT CHORUS
Outtro:
Em  G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  G
Em

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Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank

by Barenaked Ladies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

CM7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Capo on 3rd fret

All chords relative to capo

Intro:

Em G Em G Em G Em G

Em G Em G

I tend the wheat field that makes your bread

Em G D

I bind the sweet veal, pluck the hens that make your bed.

Em G Em G

Mother Nature & Mother Earth

Em G D

Are two of three women who dictate what I'm worth.

Chorus:

Em G D C

I'm the farmer, I work in the fields all day

Em G D C

Don't mean to alarm her, but I know it was meant to be this way.

Em G Em G

You cried a tear, I wiped it dry.

I put you up upon a pedestal so high.

If you should waver, if you should sway,

I'll catch you, spread my tiny wings and fly away

Em G Em C

You signed your picture with an O and X

Em G D

I bet you don't write "love" each time you sign your checks.

REPEAT CHORUS

C D G G/F# Em

All of this corn I grow, I grow it all for you

C D G G/F# Em

I took a hatchet to the radio, I did it all for you

C D CM7

But you could have written back and you could have said "thank you".

C D C D

I guess you got better things, I guess you got better things

C D Em

I guess you got better things , better things to do

G Em G Em G D

Better things to do, better things to do,

better things to do, oh.

You say you love me, is that the truth?

Although they've heard the songs, my friends need living proof.

I know your address, I ring the bell,

I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells.

REPEAT CHORUS

Outtro:

Em G Em G Em G Em G

About Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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The chords for "Straw Hat And Old Dirty Hank" show the original chord names (including Em, G, D, C, G/F#, CM7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.