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Pastures Of Plenty by Judy Collins
Pastures Of Plenty
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:4th fret
[Intro]
Am F Am F
[Verse 1]
Am F Am F
It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed
C F C E7
My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road
Am F Am
Out of your Dust Bowl and Westward we rolled
C D7 F G Am F Am F
And your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold
[Verse 2]
Am F Am F
California, Arizona, I harvest your crops
C F C E7
Well, its North up to Oregon to gather your hops
Am F Am
Dig your beets from the ground, cut the grapes from the vine
C D7 F G Am F Am F
To set on your table your light___ sparkling wine
[Verse 3]
Am F Am F C
I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes
F C E7
I slept on the ground in the light of the moon
Am F Am
On the edge of your city, you see us some days
C D7 F G Am F Am F
We come with the dust and we'll go____ with the wind
[Verse 4]
Am F Am F
Green pastures of plenty from dry desert ground
C F C E7
From the Grand Coulee Dam where the waters run down
Am F Am
Every state in the Union us migrants have been
C D7 F G Am F Am F
And we'll work in this fight and we'll fight___ till we win
[Verse 5]
Am F Am F
It's always we rambled, that river and I
C F C E7
All along your green valley, I will work till I die
Am F Am
My land I defend with my life, if it be
C D7 F G Am F Am F
'Cause my pastures of plenty must always___ be free
[Verse 6]
Am F Am F
It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed
C F C E7
My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road
Am F Am
Out of your Dust Bowl and Westward we rolled
C D7 F G Am F Am F Am
And your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold
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