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Augie March - Farmer's Son
Capo 2
Standard tuning
INTRO
G-Bm-Am-D  
VERSE
I didn't Amknow you, I never Dknew you,
Now I'm Cnever gonna see you aGgain. 
An aAmcquaintance all my Dchildhood years 
I could Cnever call you a Gfriend. 
I was Amafraid that I might beCcome you, 
I was Amafraid you might aAmppear 
As a Amweight upon my Dchest at night 
And a Cwhisper in my Gear. 
CHORUS
O the Gwatershed I Bmbuilt 
And wept eAmnough that I could Dfill it, 
So the Gground beneath Bmmy feet would yield 
EAmnough that I could Dheal it. 
I'm Amgonna get it back, Dgonna get better, 
AmGonna get it fixed, gonna Dburn that letter, 
DI don't know what's coming but I'll Dtake it, 
Whatever now. G  
For I was born to another vocation, 
I was born in another era, 
I wasn't born that I should live my life 
Beneath your failure and fear. 
Every night the storm grew closer, 
Every day the fire drew near, 
When they'd meet upon this acre 
And I prayed it'd up and disappear. 
CHORUS
You didn't know it, you didn't see me, 
As you went about your work. 
I was hiding in the pantry, 
I was practicing the shirk. 
By the time my shoulders straightened up 
And my hands were strong enough, 
You couldn't lift an arm against her, 
You were too ill for that kind of stuff. 
O the watershed I built 
And wept enough that I could fill it, 
So the ground beneath my feet would yield 
Enough that I could heal it. 
Women don't see it when they're with the wrong fella, 
Women don't see it cos you know they don't wanna 
Women don't see it when they're with the wrong fella, 
Women don't see it cos you know they don't wanna, 
I could see it coming but I know 
It doesn't matter now.

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Farmers Son

by Augie March

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Augie March - Farmer's Son

Capo 2

Standard tuning

INTRO

G Bm Am D

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VERSE

Am D

I didn't know you, I never knew you,

C G

Now I'm never gonna see you again.

Am D

An acquaintance all my childhood years

C G

I could never call you a friend.

Am C

I was afraid that I might become you,

Am Am

I was afraid you might appear

Am D

As a weight upon my chest at night

C G

And a whisper in my ear.

CHORUS

G Bm

O the watershed I built

Am D

And wept enough that I could fill it,

G Bm

So the ground beneath my feet would yield

Am D

Enough that I could heal it.

Am D

I'm gonna get it back, gonna get better,

Am D

Gonna get it fixed, gonna burn that letter,

D D

I don't know what's coming but I'll take it,

Whatever now.

For I was born to another vocation,

I was born in another era,

I wasn't born that I should live my life

Beneath your failure and fear.

Every night the storm grew closer,

Every day the fire drew near,

When they'd meet upon this acre

And I prayed it'd up and disappear.

CHORUS

You didn't know it, you didn't see me,

As you went about your work.

I was hiding in the pantry,

I was practicing the shirk.

By the time my shoulders straightened up

And my hands were strong enough,

You couldn't lift an arm against her,

You were too ill for that kind of stuff.

O the watershed I built

And wept enough that I could fill it,

So the ground beneath my feet would yield

Enough that I could heal it.

Women don't see it when they're with the wrong fella,

Women don't see it cos you know they don't wanna

Women don't see it when they're with the wrong fella,

Women don't see it cos you know they don't wanna,

I could see it coming but I know

It doesn't matter now.

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