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Corn in the fields

Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water

King Harvest has surely come

Verse 1

I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me

And I'm bound to come out on top that's where I should be

Pre-chorus

 I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say

For he's the one who hands me down my pay

 Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay

I'm a union man, now, all the way

Chorus 2

 The smell of the leaves

 From the magnolia trees in the meadow

King Harvest has surely come

Verse 2

Dry summer, then come fall

Which I depend on most of all

Hey, rainmaker, can you hear the call?

Please let these crops grow tall

Pre-chorus 2

Long enough I've been up on Skid Row

And it's plain to see, I've nothin to show

I'm glad to pay those union dues

Just don't judge me by my shoes

Chorus 3

Scarecrow and a yellow moon

 And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town

King Harvest has surely come

Verse 3

Last year, this time, wasn't no joke

 My whole barn went up in smoke

My horse Jethro, well he went mad

And I can't ever remember things being that bad

Pre-chorus 3

Then here comes a man with a paper and a pen

Tellin' us our hard times are about to end

And then, if they don't give us what we like

He said, "Men, that's when you gotta go on strike"

Chorus 4

Corn in the fields

Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water

King Harvest has surely come

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 The | | bit is half count for each chord, i.e. F-G.

 The --- is the same.

 The / is a descending bass note