Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key:E minorEm Difficulty: Novice
Intro:E minorEm
E minorEm
E minorEm
E minorEm
E minorEm
E minorEm
E minorEm Verse 1:
E minorEm
E minorEm I was born on a river of maize
E minorEm
E minorEm crops grew strong and the cattle grazed
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder if things have changed
E minorEm
E minorEm The rivers flowed and the valleys were green
E minorEm
E minorEm kids spent their summers in the apple trees
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm
B7B7
B7B7
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder, oh my how I wonder, if things have changed Verse 2:
E minorEm
E minorEm The famine hit us and the wells dried up
E minorEm
E minorEm when there's no water boy you're straight out of luck
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder if things have changed
E minorEm
E minorEm Crops perished there's nothing to pick
E minorEm
E minorEm The cattle are dead and the kids are all sick
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm
B7B7
B7B7
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder, oh my how I wonder, if things have changed
Pre-Chorus:A minorAm
A minorAm Winter's on us and the rust sets in
E minorEm
E minorEm so many men give in to the drink
A minorAm
A minorAm They take the farm and they take the land
B7B7
B7B7 the bank no longer cares about them ten year plans
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm
B7B7
B7B7
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder, oh my how I wonder, if things have changed Chorus:
G+G
G+G
D MajorD
D MajorD Payments past due and the banks have got the right to say no sir
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm no more time to make it all right for you
G+G
G+G
D MajorD
D MajorD But nothing ever changes and the breaks they don't come
A minorAm
A minorAm
D MajorD
D MajorD You can holler and pray till the day is done
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm
B7B7
B7B7
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder, oh my how I wonder, if things have changed Verse 3:
E minorEm
E minorEm Everybody knows that nothings for free
E minorEm
E minorEm the toll man came and took it all from me
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder if things have changed
E minorEm
E minorEm They take your money leave you homeless and cold
E minorEm
E minorEm and if they want it you will mortgage your soul
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm
B7B7
B7B7
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder, oh my how I wonder, if things have changed Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm
A minorAm When you're rich you got nothing but time
E minorEm
E minorEm you'll never do a day for your god damn crimes
A minorAm
A minorAm Years pass but things stay the same
B7B7
B7B7 cos everybody's playing the same damn game
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm
B7B7
B7B7
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder, oh my how I wonder, if things have changed Chorus:
G+G
G+G
D MajorD
D MajorD The man of the land hollers and chants for rain
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm the preacher man down on his knees is doing the same
G+G
G+G
D MajorD
D MajorD but nothing ever changes and the rain it don't come
A minorAm
A minorAm
D MajorD
D MajorD you can holler and pray till the day is done
A minorAm
A minorAm
E minorEm
E minorEm
B7B7
B7B7
E minorEm
E minorEm and I wonder, oh my how I wonder, if things have changed