All That You Need
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[Verso 1]
E
I been workin on the farm
E
Just me and my brother Jack
E
Choppin a sea of cotton
E
Till I thought Id break my back
B/F#
Everything changed
B/F#
When my daddy got hurt
E
Our lives were so connected
E E
To that brown ol flatland dirt
E
When the government man from Austin
E
Come sniffin around our land
E
Askin a bunch of questions
E
That we did not understand
A
Theres more to farmin cotton
A
Than just tendin to your seed
E
The ones who set the policy
E E
Dont give a damn about our needs
[Refrão]
A E
Sow the seed in the ground below
B/F# E
Fall to your knees and pray real slow
A E
That rain will come and kiss the seed
B/F# E
And Bless you with all that you need
Interlude:
Esus4 Esus4 E
[Verso 2]
E
Mama says to Jackie
E
Would she bring the car around?
E
Shes wearin her finest dress
E
Thats how I know shes goin to town
B/F#
I wish Id never seen that letter
B/F#
That I found there in her room
E
They're sellin the farm on the courthouse step
E E
This Tuesday afternoon
E
Me and Jack moved into town
E
To a shack by the train depot
E
Jack got a job as a bouncer
E
At a Bar on Paradise Row
B/F#
Mama got a job in the cotton gin
B/F#
Grading cotton by the bale
E
She cried when a trailor full of cotton come in
E E
From the farm we had to sell
[Refrão]
A E
Sow the seed in the ground below
B/F# E
Fall to your knees and pray real slow
A E
That rain will come and kiss the seed
B/F# E
And Bless you with all that you need
Interlude:
while holding E chord shape do hammer ons
open D string hammer on D
open D string hammer on E
E
walk down E7 E6 E
open A string hammer on B
E
[Verso 3]
E
Me, I ended up in jail
E
Sick of livin on welfare
E
And the hardest thing ever happend to me
E
Is when mama come to vist me there
B/F#
Dont you worry your pretty little head
B/F#
I said as I buttoned my shirt
E
When I get out of this Iron Hotel
E E
Im goin back to that Dryland dirt
E
For some its just a livin
E
But for Us its our whole life
E
If it kills me Im gonna rake that dirt
E
And make a livin out of toil and strife
B/F#
The ways of the cities makes no sense
B/F#
Strapped to dependency
E
Id rather be sweatin beneath a clear blue sky
E E
Plantin cotton with my family
[Refrão]
A E
Sow the seed in the ground below
B/F# E
Fall to your knees and pray real slow
A E
That rain will come and kiss the seed
B/F# E
And Bless you with all that you need
A E
Sow the seed in the ground below
B/F# E
Fall to your knees and pray real slow
A E
That rain will come and kiss the seed
B/F# E
And Bless you with all that you need
How to play All That You Need
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.