Capo: 3 Tuning: G C E A

"Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" by the Barenaked Ladies from the album Born on a Pirate Ship transcribed by Steven L. Nelly Capo on 3rd fret All chords relative to capo Intro: Em G Em G Em G Em G

^EmI tend the^G wheat field th^Emat makes your bread ^G ^EmI bind the s^Gweet veal, pluck the hens tha^Dt make your bed. ^EmMother Nat^Gure & Mot^Emher Earth ^G ^EmAre two of three^G women who dictate what^D I'm worth.

Chorus:

^EmI'm the ^Gfarmer,^D I work in the ^Cfields all day ^EmDon't mean to al^Garm her, but I ^Dknow it was meant to be^C 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

^EmYou signed your pictur^Ge with an O and X^Em ^C ^EmI bet you don't ^Gwrite "love" each time ^Dyou sign your checks.

REPEAT CHORUS

^CAll of this^D corn I grow, I g^Grow^G/F# it all for yo^Emu ^CI took a hatchet to the radio, I ^Ddid i^Gt a^G/F#ll for you^Em C D ^CM7But 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 ^CI guess you got b^Detter things , better things ^Emto do G Em G Em G ^DBetter 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 Em

Barenaked Ladies - Straw hat and old dirty hank