Thirty Years of Farming

James King

Written by Fred Eaglesmith

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

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There's a little white note on a gate by the road
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That a man put up yesterday

Verse 2

And when we saw it we all ran out
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Just to see what it had to say

Verse 3

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And when we read it our eyes filled with tears
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And they fell to the cold hard clay

Verse 4

Something 'bout a mortgage

Verse 5

Something 'bout foreclosure
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Something 'bout failing to pay

Verse 6

Oh and on the post by the general store
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They've put up a little sign

Verse 7

An auction sale day after tomorrow
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At the end of the Lincoln Line

Verse 8

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Thirty years of farming thirty years of heartache
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Thirty years of day to day

Verse 9

Oh my daddy stopped talking

Verse 10

The day the farm was auctioned
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There was nothing left to say

Verse 11

Oh my momma's tears fell freely down
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As she walked amongst the flowers in the yard

Verse 12

And every number the auctioneer called
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Was like a blow to her precious heart

Verse 13

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And every number the auctioneer called
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Meant another thing was sold that day

Verse 14

While everything was auctioned

Verse 15

And we stood there watching
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As they loaded it and drove it away

Verse 3

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And when we read it our eyes filled with tears
         C                     G
And they fell to the cold hard clay

Verse 4

Something 'bout a mortgage

Verse 16

At the day's first dawning we awoke this morning
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There was nothing for us to do

Verse 17

Nothing in the granary No hay in the meadow
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No cattle no tractor no tools

Verse 18

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So we loaded up the car

Verse 19

With the clothes that we wore
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And the few things we managed to save

Verse 20

Momma read from the Book

Verse 21

We took one last look
            D7    G
And then we drove away

Verse 3

                                    G
And when we read it our eyes filled with tears
         C                     G
And they fell to the cold hard clay

Verse 4

Something 'bout a mortgage