Here's to the Farmer
Recorded by Luke Bryan

(No Capo)

Intro.:  |(G) |(D) |(Am) |(C) |

(G) Talk about an uphill battle, (D)2000 acres of beans and cattle
(Am) But he don't ever get rattled, he just (C)goes 'til the sun goes down
(G) Hydraulic fluid on his jeans, (D)red dye diesel and ten rows between
A (Am)cold one on the porch and a good nights of sleep, y'all (C)hold 'em up with me now

(Chorus)
Here's to the (G)farmer that plants the fields in the spring that (D)turn from green to that harvest honey
(Am)Hold one up for the banker downtown that (C)got him on his feet with (D)handshake money
(G) Here's to the farmer's wife (D) that loves him every night
(Am)Raising a son, raising a daughter, they (G/B)gather 'round the table, send it up to the Father
(C)Somehow they get (G/B)closer when times get (D/A) harder, here's to the (G)farmer (D)

(G) Subdivision's creeping on in, (D)neighborhood kids keep jumping his fence
He could (C)double his money, but that'd be the end of a promise he'll never break
(G) ‘Cause he looked his daddy in the eye, (D) and he's got that stubborn pride
(C)He'll be here 'til the day he dies, no, he wouldn't have it any other way

(Chorus)
Here's to the (G)farmer that plants the fields in the spring that (D)turn from green to that harvest honey
(Am)Hold one up for the banker downtown that (C)got him on his feet with (D)handshake money
(G) Here's to the farmer's wife (D) that loves him every night
(Am)Raising a son, raising a daughter, they (G/B)gather 'round the table, send it up to the Father
(C)Somehow they get (G/B)closer when times get (D/A) harder, here's to the (G)farmer

Solo:   / / / |(D) |(Am)

Yeah, (C) (D) here's to the (G)farmer that loves his day in the sun, (D) won't sell that old half-ton
(Am)Nobody knows better 'bout a hard-earned (C) dollar
(G/B)Just (Am)tell him how far he's gotta go (G/B) and he'll go (C)further, (D) here's to the (G)farmer (D)
Here's to the (Am)farmer, (C) thank you, boys (G) ……