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Houses in the fields John Gorka
[Em] [D] [C]
Verse 1:
[G]They're growing houses in the fields between t[D]he towns [C]
[Em]And the Starlight Drive-in movie's clo[D]sing down [C] [G]
[G]The road is gone to the way it was [D]before [C]
And the space[Em]s won't be spaces anym[D]ore [C]
Verse 2:
[G]Two more farms were broken by the[D] drought [C]
[Em]First the Wagners now the Fullers pull[D]ing out [C] [G]
[G]Developers paid better t[D]han the corn [C]
But th[Em]is was not the place w[D]here they were born [C]
Chorus:
[G]Th[C]ere's houses in the fields, [D]no prayers for steady rain this year
[C]Houses in the fields[D], there's houses in the fields [C]
[G]Th[Am]e last few farms are growing[D] out of here [G] [C]
Verse 3:
[G]At first he wouldn't sell a[D]nd then he would [C]
[Em]Now there'll be children playing [D]where the silos stood [C] [G]
[G]The word came from the marrow of his [D]bones [C]
It was the last[Em] sure way to pay off a[D]ll the loans [C]
Verse 4:
[G]The new streets will be named for [D]kings and queens [C]
And a ran[Em]som will be paid for [D]every castle's dream [C] [G]
[G]The model sign is crested [D]with a lion [C]
And the farme[Em]rs they will have enoug[D]h to die on [C]
(Chorus)
Verse 5:
[G]Oh I guess no one should be afraid of [D]change [C]
But tell me why i[G]s there a fence for every open range?
[G]It's a sign I'm get[D]ting on in years [C]
When noth[Em]ing new is welcome t[D]o these eyes and ears [C]
(Chorus)
Final Verse:
[G]They're growing houses in the fields between t[D]he towns [C]
And the Star[Em]light Drive-in movie is [D]all closed do[C]wn [G]
[G]The road is gone to the way it was [D]before [C]
And the space[Em]s won't be spaces anym[D]ore [C]
[G]No[Am] the spaces won't be spaces an[D]ymore [G]
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