The John Deere H
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste:
2nd traste
Standard tuning, Capo on 2
[Intro]
G D C G
G D
Em G C
C D G
[Verse 1]
G D C G
I close my eyes and a wide blue sky
G D
Is spreading out before me
Em G
And I'm hearing that old engine crank
C D
Again in all its glory
C G
It's a faded memory
G C
That I go back to now and then
C G
I'd give my right arm to be on that farm
D G
With the John Deere H again
[Verse 2]
G D C G
The John Deere H was a row crop tractor
G C
Ours was a '43
Em G
And I was still too young to drive
C D
But I knew she was made for me
C G
It would be like heaven to start her up
G C
And till that stubborn ground
C G
I'd climb up on that metal seat
D G
And make up my own tractor sounds
[Interlude]
G D C G
G D
Em G C
C D G
[Verse 3]
G D C G
The H was made in a factory
G C
Down in Waterloo
Em G
But my dad had got her second hand
C D
From some folks that we knew
C G
She wasn't sleek and she wasn't fast
G C
Took a while to get her going
C G
But she beat a horse and a hand held plow
D G
For cutting hay and hoeing
[Verse 4]
G D C G
Then to my surprise he said one night
G C
"Boy, it's time you got to learning"
Em G
Then he showed me how to check the spark
C D
And set that flywheel turning
C G
I was only eight years old
G C
Had to stand to reach the pedals
C G
But I was so proud you'd have thought
D G
That I'd just won some kind of medal
[Interlude]
G D C G
G D
Em G
C D G
[Verse 5]
G D C G
In the spring she pulled a corn planter
G C
In the newly thawed out ground
Em G
And at harvest time she'd help make hay
C D
Before the fields turned brown
C G
She cut alfalfa with a sickle mower
G C
The sweet smell filled the sky
C G
And in dreams at night we'd still be working
D G
The John Deere H and I
[Verse 6]
G D C G
That old machine was a farm kid's dream
G C
None like her before or after
Em G
But we let her go in hopes of knowing
C D
So-called greener pastures
C G
Though I've been around the world
G C
My life's the envy of most men
C G
I'd give my right hand for that piece of land
D G
And the John Deere H again
Em G C
I'd give my right arm to be on that farm
G D G
With the John Deere H again
[Outro]
G D C G
G D G
How to play The John Deere H
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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.