John Deere

G D C This letter that I write to you, Dad G Well, I will not sign my name G D Though I did not want to tell you C G I felt I had to anyway G It's rained for weeks D And it flooded the creek C G And I lost the whole crop of grain G D And the man at the bank wouldn't loan me the money C G To plant that field again G D G So today Dad I sold the old John Deere C The man who bought it is gonna fix it up G And put it in a museum D Well I guess that's where this whole thing's gone C A picture for people to pay to look upon G That's how they lived in the old days son D The sheep's in the meadow Can't find the cows C Little Boy Blue's got a job in town G Yesterday old McAllister came by C Said that he's had enough G D Between the government and the subsidies C G Well he just couldn't keep up D And if welfare checks was farmin' C G Well he'd simply just rather not D And I didn't say nothin' Dad C G As I watched him drive off D G But today Dad I sold the old John Deere The man who bought it is gonna fix it up G And put it in a museum D Well I guess that's where this whole thing's gone G A picture for people to pay to look upon G That's how they lived in the old days son D The sheep's in the meadow Can't find the cows C Little Boy Blue's got a job in town G D Mary says it will be okay C G If nothing else goes wrong C And she got a job at the five-and-dime C G And the hours ain't too long D I hope this letter finds you well C I'm sorry how it just goes on G D But I had to tell somebody Dad C G And you were the only one G D G And today Dad I sold the old John Deere