Levon Helm - Growing trade

I worked the ^Aland to raise a ^Bmfamily 'Till I was ^Gweary to the ^Abone ^F#mBut hard labour never ^Gbothered me Lord, it's ^Dall I ever ^Aknown

Too many ^Aseasons of ^Bmcalamity And too much ^Ginterest on the ^Aloan ^F#mIt's half the size as it ^Gused to be And ^Dhalf of ^Athat is ^Estone ^{Esus4 E}

^EThe crops ain't worth a-^Aseeding Timber ^Donly ^Agets you ^Efire ^{Esus4 E E}The live-stock I'm a-^Afeeding I can ^Dhardly ^Akeep 'em a^Elive I gotta ^F#mdo what I ^Ecan to ^Dsurvive

I know the ^F#mlaw wont be for^Dgiving But ^Athat'll be the choice I ^Emade I used to ^Bmfarm for a ^Gliving But ^Dnow I'm in the growing ^Atrade

The summer ^Abeauty of the ^Bmcotton fields Was like a ^Gview from heaven's ^Adoor ^F#mMy grandaddy said that ^Gharvest time Was what the ^Dgood lord made us ^Afor

I guess he'd ^Awonder where's the ^Bmdignity In a ^Gcrop you raise to ^Aburn ^F#mBut this land is my ^Glegacy I got ^Dnowhere ^Aelse to ^Eturn ^{Esus4 E}

^EShotgun on my ^Ashoulder Where a ^Dtote sack ^Aoughta ^Ebe ^{Esus4 E E}The theives are getting ^Abolder And the ^Dfeds may be ^Awatching ^Eme I gotta ^F#mquit this ^Eeventual^Dly

I know the ^F#mlaw wont be for^Dgiving But ^Athat'll be the choice I ^Emade I used to ^Bmfarm for a ^Gliving But ^Dnow I'm in the growing ^Atrade ^{Asus4 A}

Heli^Ecopters in the ^Adistance Getting ^Dcloser ^Aevery ^Eday ^EThey're gonna meet some resi^Astance Ain't no ^Dprice too ^Abig to ^Epay ^EIt won't make any ^Adifference, When they ^Dtake it ^Aall aw^Eay, ^EBetween the cot in the ^Ajailhouse And a ^Dbed bene^Aath the c^Elay I guess there's ^F#mnothing to ^Edo now but ^Dpray