Jasons Farm
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D
He bought three hundred acres ten miles south of town
A7 D
A drifter who decided it was time to settle down
There was no sea he had not sailed a sky he had not flown
A7 G D
And the only place he'd never been was a place he could call his own
He broke the soil and planted seed but the land refused to yield
A7 D
And the loneliness he felt at night was the kind no man should feel
Till a woman came into his life a daughter of a soil
A7 G D
A bride that he could stand beside and ease his daily toil
G A7 D
And he called his kingdom Jason's Farm
A7 D
The land grew rich and green for king Jason and his queen
A7 G D
And the wind blew sweet each night time as they lay in each others arms
A7 G D
And all things good grew on Jason's Farm
When the summer sun had finally gone and the harvest time was near
A7 D
Jason's pretty Mary whispered magic in his ear
Then Jason's laughter filled the land and his soul began to sing
A7 G D
And he boasted of a son his wife would bear him in the spring
G A7 D
And all things good grew on Jason's Farm
A7 D
The land beneath the skies turned as green as Mary's eyes
A7 G D
And he felt the child grow strong in Mary's womb against his palm
A7 G D
And all things good grew on Jason's Farm
Spoken:
Now the Lord gives and he takes away and to all men this is true
A7 D
And most of us accept it and we learn to live it through
God gave a child to Jason an extension of his life
A7 G D
But in doing so He traded the child for Jason's wife
The crops are rotting in the fields the land left unattended
A7 D
And somewhere Jason roams the earth his wounded heart unmended
And the house is slowly falling down and the dust of Jason's yard
A7 G D
A monument to a man who shunned his child and cursed his God
G A7 D
And nothing grows no more on Jason's Farm
A7 D
The land once rich and green is dead and dry like Jason's dream
A7 G D
And the wind that once blew sweet through Mary's hand is strangely calm
A7 G D
And nothing grows no more on Jason's Farm
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.