Marty Stuart - Farmer's Blues lead guitar tab
Farmer’s Blues Marty Stuart & Merle Haggard
Thanks RoC for tabbing out the lyrics and chords to this one.
Good job, pal. Mine’s a little different, as this came straight
from the Country Music album. Note the F#m.s. The outro is
similar to the intro. I’ll add it soon.
Key B. Acoustic guitar is played capoed at the 2nd fret. Electric
is played without a capo.
Intro: Acoustic Guitar (capo 2)
E-----------------------------------------2-0------|
B----------------------------------------2---------|
G---------------------------------------2----------|
D---------2~--4--------------b--------2------------|
A---0-2/4-------4\2-0-2~----2(3)-2-0---------------|
E-0-----------------------0------------------------|
(A) Who'll buy my wheat, who'll buy my corn,
To feed my (D) babies when they’re (A) born?
The seeds and (A) dirt, a prayer for rain, that I can (E) use.
I work the (A) land, I watch the sky,
I talk to (D) God and wonder (A) why,
But it's the (F#m) only life I (E) know, these Farmer's (A) blues.
CHORUS
I see the (E) seasons come and go, sending (D) rain, fire and (A) snow.
I'm at the (A) mercy of it all, this life I (E) choose.
Sometimes I (A) hang my head and cry, when that (D) evening train goes (A) by,
Wish it could (F#m) take me far (E) away, these Farmer's (A) blues.
INSTRUMENTAL: elec. guitar and steel
E-----------------------------------------------|
B---4-----7---9---------------------------------|
G-4-4-6/8-------8~~~-4-6------b-r---------------|
D-4------------------------4-6(7)6-4---4h6h7-4--|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
The tractors (A)1 old, the fence is down,
Put on my (D)2 suit and go to (A) town.
And ask for a (A) loan, that I know 3 well, they might re(E)fuse. 4
But back at (A) home, still 5 by my side,
The one I (D)6 love with worried (A) eyes,
Waits for (F#m)7 me, to love (E) away, these Farmer's (A) blues.
This is the lead elec. for Haggard’s verses. Listen to the CD for timing.
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--7----------------b-r-----------------------------------------------
G--8—-8\7\6----9---8(9)8-6-4--------------4-8-6-----------8-----------
D--9--9\8\7----9-------------6-4--------4----------8h9-11---11--------
A--------------7--------------------4-6--------------------------7--6-
E-(1, 1:25)---(2, 1:30)------------(3, 1:36)------(4, 1:39)-----------
E--------------------0------------------------------4--------------------|
B---------------------------12---12----12-----11-----pbr-----------------|
G-8-7-6-6---6------1—--1/13------13-13----13--11-----(8)6-4-6-4--3-------|
D-9-8-7---7------2---------------13-----------11--------------------6--4-|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-(5, 1:44)-----(6, 1:46)--------(7, 1:50)----------(8, 1:56)------------|
REPEAT CHORUS
