The Old John Deere chords - Fred Eaglesmith ♬ How to Play

The Old John Deere chords

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This letter that I write to you, Dad, Well I will not sign my name.

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Though I did not want to tell you, I felt I had to anyway.

         G                       D                        C                      G
Well, it rained for weeks and it flooded the creek, and I lost the whole crop of grain

        G                        D                    C                 G
And the man at the bank wouldn't loan me the money to plant that field again, so

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  G           D                 G
Today, Dad, I sold the old John Deere.
    C                                                     G
The man who bought it's gonna fix it up and put it in a museum.
                   D
Well I guess that's where this whole thing's gone.
  C                                       G
A picture for people to pay to look upon. That's how they lived in the old days, son.
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Sheep's in the meadow, can't find the cows, and little boy blue's got a job in town.

yesterday old McAllister came by and said that he's had enough.

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Between the government and the subsidies, well he just couldn't keep up.
And if welfare cheques was farming,well he'd simply just rather not.
And I didn't say nothing, Dad, as I watched him drive off,but 

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Mary says it'll be okay, if nothing else goes wrong.
And she got a job at the five and dime, and the hours aint too long.
I hope this letter finds you well. I'm sorry how it just goes on.
But I had to tell somebody, Dad, and you were the only one.
And today, Dad, I sold the old John Deere.