Homestead On The Farm

Bobby Bare

Written by A.P. Carter

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V VI

Verse 1

G                C                G
I wonder how the old folks are at home
                                   C
I wonder if they miss me while I'm gone
                                G            E7
I wonder if they pray for their boy who went away
    A7                        D7
And left his mom and papa all alone

Verse 2

          G              C             G
You could see the cattle lowin' in the lane
                                               C
You could see the fields of blue grass where I roamed
You could almost hear them cry
        G                E7
As they kissed their boy goodbye
  A7             D7               G    C
I wonder how the old folks are at home

Verse 3

       G
Just a village and the homestead on the farm
                               C
And the mother's love there to keep you from all harm
There's the mother's love so true
        G                        E7
And the sweetheart who loves you too
  A7                              D7
I wonder how the old folks are at home

Verse 4

          G               C             G
You could hear the cattle lowin' in the lane
                                               C
You could see the fields of blue grass where I roamed
You could almost hear them cry
        G                E7
As they kissed their boy goodbye
  A7             D7               G
I wonder how the old folks are at home

Verse 5

  A7             D7               G
I wonder how the old folks are at home