Intro - D
(verse 1)
D D/C
He gets up before the dawn,
D/B D/Bb D
packs a lunch and a thermos full of coffee,
D D/C
It's another day in the dusty haze,
D/B D/Bb D
it's burnin rays are wearin down his body,
G
Diesel's worth the price of gold,
D
it's the cheapest grain he's ever sold,
A
but he's still holdin on,
(chorus)
D A
He just takes the tractor another round,
Em7 G - D
and pulls the plow across the ground,
A Em7 - G
And sends up another prayer,
D A
He says Lord I never complain, I never ask why,
Em7 G - D
Please don't let my dreams run dry,
A Em7 G D
Underneath, underneath this Amarillo Sky,
(verse 2)
D D/C
That hail storm back in 83'
D/B D/Bb D
sure did take a toll on his family,
D D/C
He stayed strong and carried on,
D/B D/Bb D
just like his dad and grand-dad did before him,
G
On his knees every night he prays,
D
please let my crops and children grow,
A
Cause that's all he's ever known,
(chorus)
D A
He just takes the tractor another round,
Em7 G - D
and pulls the plow across the ground,
A Em7 - G
And sends up another prayer,
D A
He says Lord I never complain, I never ask why,
Em7 G D
PLease don't let my dreams run dry,
A Em7 G D A
Em7 G
UNderneath, underneath this Amarillo Sk---y-----y---y
(lead - D - A - Em7 - G )
(chorus)
D A
And he just takes the tractor another round,
Em7 G
another round, another round,
D A
And he just takes the tractor another round,
Em7 G
another round,
D A
He says I never complain, I never ask why,
Em7 G - D
PLease don't let my dreams run dry,
A Em7 G D A
Em7 G
UNderneath, underneath this Amarillo Sk---y-----y---y
D - A - Em7 G D
underneath this Amarillo Sky
