Dufferin County Chords

Key: C Intro: G F C Verse 1: C G He's got the dust of Dufferin County chafing at his neck G C He's got a thirty dollar Timex on his wrist C G He likes the view from these fields as they run straight and flat and true G C Out to the curve of the horizon on an evening like this Chorus 1: F And there's a fence line made of stumps and roots his grandfather pulled out C Am F Of the rocky soil the glaciers left behind C G Sometimes at night he hears the kids from the shop class in town G C Steal the warm red cedar wood for lamps and he'll curse the chainsaw whine

Verse 2: C G But it ain't good enough these days to love the smell of the soil G C As it thaws beneath a warm spring breeze C G It takes a class A mechanic's license, a computer, G C And one of them O.A.C. degrees Chorus 2: F It takes a pretty good accountant with a pretty good background C Am F In the law to keep the bankers at bay C G And it takes a lot of pride to push the bitterness aside G C Stand back and watch the neighbours move away Refrain 1: G C And he remembers the ball games on Saturdays in summer G C When the whole district turned out to play G C And trading rumors with the boys at the cafe in town D G Back before the Reichmanns siphoned all of the credit away Verse 3: C G Well it can get pretty cold up on the rooftop of Ontario G C Almost any night of the year C G And the river that tries to drain this poor, swampy ground G C It isn't big, but it still runs cool and clear Chorus 3: F And the starlight shines on the water C Am F And his breath curls like smoke in the air C G And he wishes he was leaving a son or a daughter G C So that more than these fields would know that he'd been there Refrain 2: G C He remembers the Christmas Eve service in town G C When the whole district turned out to pray G C And the pot luck suppers after the harvest D G Back before the last of the pastors got transferred away Verse 4: C G He's got the dust of Dufferin County chafing at his neck G C He's got a thirty dollar Timex on his wrist C G He likes the view from these fields as they run straight and flat and true G C Out to the curve of the horizon on an evening like this Outro: G C