Show of Hands - Country life

^EmWorking in the rain ^Gcutting down ^Cwood ^GDidn't do my little ^Dbrother much good ^EmLost two fingers in a ^Gchainsaw ^Cbite ^GAll he does now is ^Ddrink and fight ^CSells a bit of grass ^Dhots up ^Gcars ^AmTalks of travel ^Gnever gets ^Cfar ^CLoves his kids ^Dleft his ^Gwife ^AmAn everyday story of ^Gcountry ^Clife

^EmAnd the red brick cottage where ^GI was ^Cborn Is the ^Gempty shell of a ^Dholiday home ^EmMost of the year there's ^Gno-one ^Cthere ^GThe village is dead and ^Dthey don't care ^CNow we live on the ^Dedge of ^Gtown ^AmHaven't been back since the ^Gpub closed ^Cdown ^COne man's family ^Dpays the ^Gprice FOr ^Amanother man's vision of ^Gcountry ^Clife ^C

^CI'm singing ^Emoooooo^Coh oh o^Doh ^Emoooooo^Coh oh o^Doh...

^EmMy old man is ^Geighty ^Cfour ^GHis generation ^Dwon the war ^EmHe left the farm ^Gforever ^Cwhen ^GThey only kept on ^Done in ten ^CLanded gentry ^Dcounty ^Gsnobs ^AmWhere were you when they ^Glost their ^Cjobs ^CNo-one marched or ^Dsubsid^Gised To ^Amsave a country ^Gway of ^Clife

^EmSilent fields empty lanes Drifting smoke distant flames

^COut to graze they ^Dlook so ^Gsweet We ^Amhate the blood we ^Gwant the ^Cmeat ^CBuy me a beer I'll ^Dtake my ^Gknife ^AmCut you a slice of ^Gcountry ^Clife ^C

^CI'm singing ^Emoooooo^Coh oh o^Doh ^Emoooooo^Coh oh o^Doh...

^EmIf you want cheap food well ^Chere's the deal ^DFamily farms are brought to heel ^EmHammer blows of ^Csize and scale ^DFoot and mouth the final nail ^EmThe coffin of our ^CEnglish dream ^DLies out on the village green ^EmWhile agri-barons ^CCAP in hand ^DStrip this green and pleasant land Of ^Emmeadow, woodland, ^Chedgerow, pond ^DWhat remains gets built upon

^EmNo trains, ^CNo jobs ^DNo shops, no pubs ^EmWhat went ^Cwrong ^{D D}Country life ^{Em C}Country life ^D N/A Em It's a little bit of country life