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Date: 7/30/00; 8:40:56 AM
 From: Frank Moroney <moroney@australis.aunz.com>
 Subject: [Fwd: Blackland Farmer]
 Blackland Farmer
 Sleepy LaBeef
 Key = A    *** Brackets indicate all chords occur in one bar/measure ***
 
 
 Intro: A - D - E7 - A - A - D - A - (D - A) - A - D - E7 - A
 
          A                      D
 When The Lord Made Me He Made A Simple Man
 E7             A
 Not Much Money Not Much Land
                             D
 He Didn't Make Me No Banker Or Legal Charmer
          A                     (D         A)
 When The Lord Made Me He Made A Blackland Farmer
 
 Lead Break: A - D - E7 - A
 
         A                     D
 Well My Hands Ain't Smooth My Face Is Rough
    E7               A
 My Heart Is Warm My Ways Ain't Tough
                          D
 I Guess I'm The Luckiest Man Ever Born
            A                        (D         A) 
 'Cause The Lord Gave Me Health And A Blackland Farm
 
 Lead Break: A - D - E7 - A - A - D - E7 - A
             A - D - A - (D - A) - A - D - E7 - A
 
 A                          D
 Breaking Up The New Ground Early In The Day
     E7                     A 
 I'm Gonna Plant Cotton I'm Gonna Plant Hay
                                  D
 I Love To Smell The Sweet Breeze Blowing Through The Corn
          A                       (D         A) 
 Lord You Sure Done Me Right By My Blackland Farm
 
 Lead Break: A - D - E7 - A - A - D - E7 - A
             A - D - A - (D - A) - A - D - E7 - A
 
   A                     D
 I Feel Like I'm Getting Closer To You God
 E7                    A
 Plowing In The Ground Breaking Up The Sod
                          D
 My Mind Is At Ease I Can Do No Harm
        A                       (D         A)
 Lord I Owe It All To You And My Blackland Farm
 
 Instrumental Outro: A - D - E7 - A - A - D - E7 - A - A (Fading >>>>>>>>)