More info on James King can be found here: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-king-mn0000788693 This song was released on Rounder Records in 2002. It was written by Canadian singer/songwriter Fred J. Eaglesmith. Thirty Years Of Farming – James King Album: Thirty Years Of Farming

Intro: ^G/// ^C/// ^G/// ^D/// ^G/// //// //// VERSE 1

^GThere's a little white note on the gate by the road That a ^Cman put up yester^Gday ^GAnd when we saw it, we all ran out ^GJust to ^Asee what it had to ^Dsay ^D7

And ^Gwhen we read it, my eyes filled with tears And they ^Cfell to the cold hard ^Gclay ^GSomething 'bout a mortgage, something 'bout foreclosure And something 'bout ^Dfailure to ^Gpay

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^GOh, and on the post by the general store They ^Cput up a little ^Gsign ^GAn auction sale, day after tomorrow At the ^Aend of the Lincoln ^DLine ^D7 ^G30 years of farming, 30 years of heartache ^C30 years of day-to-^Gday ^GOh, my daddy stopped talkin', the day the farm was auctioned ^GThere was -- nothing ^Dleft to ^Gsay

Instrumental: Follow pattern of VERSE 1 VERSE 2

^GOh, my momma's tears fell freely down As she ^Cwalked among the flowers in the ^Gyard ^GAnd every number, the auctioneer called Was like a ^Ablow to her precious ^Dheart ^D7 And ^Gevery number, the auctioneer called Meant a^Cnother thing was sold that ^Gday ^GWhile everything was auctioned, we stood there a-watchin' ^GWhile they loaded it and ^Ddrove it a^Gway

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Instrumental Follow pattern of VERSES VERSE 3

^GAs the day was dawning, we awoke this morning There was ^Cnothing for us to ^Gdo ^GNothing in the granary, no hay in the meadow No ^Acattle, no tractor, no ^Dtools ^D7 So we ^Gloaded up the car, took the clothes we wore And a ^Cfew things we managed to ^Gsave ^GMama read from the book, we took one last look ^GAnd then we ^Ddrove a^Gway

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James King - Thirty years of farming