King Harvest Has Surely Come
The Band
[Chorus 1] C5 Bb5 Corn in the fields G# Eb5 D5 C5 Listen to the rice when the wind blows ’cross the water F/A Fm/G# C King Harvest has surely come [Verse 1] Am G Bb F C I work for the union ’cause she’s so good to me Am F F/E-Dm E7 And I’m bound to come out on top that’s where I should be [Pre-Chorus] Am Bb C |F G| I will hear ev’ry word the boss may say Am Bb C |F G| For he’s the one who hands me down my pay Am Bb C |F G| Looks like this time I’m gonna get to stay I’m a union man now all the way [Chorus 2] C5 Bb5 The smell of the leaves G# Eb5 D5 C5 From the magnolia trees in the meadow F/A Fm/G# C King Harvest has surely come [Verse 2] Am G Dry summer then come fall Bb F C Which I depend on most of all Am F F/E Hey rainmaker can you hear the call? Dm E7 Please let these crops grow tall [Pre-Chorus 2] Am Bb C |F G| Long enough I’ve been up on Skid Row Am Bb C |F G| And it’s plain to see I’ve nothin to show Am Bb C |F G| I’m glad to pay those union dues Just don’t judge me by my shoes [Chorus 3] C5 Bb5 Scarecrow and a yellow moon G# Eb5 D5 C5 And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town F/A Fm/G# C King Harvest has surely come [Verse 3] Am G Last year this time wasn’t no joke Bb F C My whole barn went up in smoke Am F F/E My horse Jethro well he went mad Dm E7 And I can’t ever remember things being that bad [Pre-Chorus 3] Am Bb C |F G| Then here comes a man with a paper and a pen Am Bb C |F G| Tellin’ us our hard times are about to end Am Bb C |F G| And then if they don’t give us what we like He said "Men that’s when you gotta go on strike" [Chorus 4] C5 Bb5 Corn in the fields G# Eb5 D5 C5 Listen to the rice when the wind blows ’cross the water F/A Fm/G# C King Harvest has surely come 1-2 The |F G| bit is half count for each chord i.e. F-G. The Am-G-Bb-F is the same. The / is descending bass note
