Tuning: E A D G B E

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Watch the ^Gfield behind the plow turn to ^Dstraight, ^Cdark ^Grows Feel the ^Amtrickle in your clothes, blow the ^Cdust cake from your ^Dnose Hear the ^Gtractor's steady roar, Oh you ^Dcan't ^Cstop ^Gnow There's a ^Amquarter section ^Dmore or less to ^Ggo

[Verse 2]

^GAnd it figures that the rain keeps its ^Down ^Csweet ^Gtime You can ^Amwatch it come for miles, but you ^Cguess you've got a ^Dwhile So ease the ^Gthrottle out a hair, every ^Drod'^Cs a ^Ggain And there's ^Amvictory in every ^D7quarter ^Gmile

[Bridge 1]

Poor old ^DKuzyk down the road The ^Emheartache, hail and ^Choppers brought him ^Gdown He gave it up and ^Amwent to ^Dtown And Emmett ^DPierce the other day Took a ^Emheart attack and ^Cdied at forty ^Gtwo You could see it ^Amcoming ^Don 'cause he worked as hard as ^Cyou ^Am

[Verse 3]

In an ^Ghour, maybe more, you'll be ^Dwet ^Cclear ^Gthrough The ^Amair is cooler now, pull your ^Chat brim further ^Ddown And watch the ^Gfield behind the plow turn to ^Dstraight, ^Cdark ^Grows Put ^Amanother season's ^Dpromise in the ^Gground

[Interlude] | G | % | D C | G | Am | % | C | D | | G | % | D C | G | Am | D | G | % | [Bridge 2]

And if the ^Dharvest's any good The ^Emmoney just might ^Ccover all the ^Gloans You've mortgaged ^Amall you ^Down Buy the ^Dkids a winter coat Take the ^Emwife back east for ^CChristmas if you ^Gcan All summer ^Amshe hangs ^Don when you're so tied to the ^Cland ^Am

[Verse 4]

For the ^Ggood times come and go, but at ^Dleast ^Cthere's ^Grain So this ^Amwon't be barren ground when ^CSeptember rolls ^Daround So watch the ^Gfield behind the plow turn to ^Dstraight, ^Cdark ^Grows Put ^Amanother season's ^Dpromise in the ^Gground

[Outro]

Watch the ^Gfield behind the plow turn to ^Dstraight, ^Cdark ^Grows Put a^Amnother season's ^Dpromise in the ^Gground

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Stan Rogers - The field behind the plow