John Deere Tractor

by Billy Strings

Chords

4.9 (86)

Key: D Tuning: E A D G B E

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Intro

Verse 1

Hey,

momma

here’s a letter from

your

son

Well, I

guess, my city days are

done.

And it a

in’t been t

hree weeks since

you came,

Hey,

momma

I do remember what you s

aid,

Say your

prayers before you go to

bed, son,

And

remember city

women ain’

t the same,

Chorus

I’m l

ike a John Deere tractor

in a half acre field,

Trying to plow a furrow where the

soil is made of

steel,

Oh, I

wish I was

home, Lord, Where the

blue grasses

grow,

And the

sweet country

girls don&rs

quo;t com

plain.

Instrumental

Verse 2

Hey Momma,

so much perfume I thought I&rs

quo;d d

rown,

And the

Lord didn’t seem t

o be nowhere around,

Oh I f

eel like a f

lower on the v

ine

Aw, she was

pretty Lord knows

Thought that she would bring me

joy

She

laughed and she

called me country

boy, boy

and

after

she had been so

kind

Chorus

I’m l

ike a John Deere tractor

in a half acre field,

Trying to plow a furrow where the

soil is made of

steel,

Oh, I

wish I was

home, ma, where the

blue grasses

grow,

And the

fire light

shimmers and

shines.

Outro

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[Intro run you can use if you wish]
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B|------------3---------|
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D|----------------------|
A|--3-2-0---0-----------|
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[You can use these runs if you wish after “son” line 7, after “said” line 13, and after “drown” line 34]

[Note, these are two different runs and only one should be used at a time]

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Run B
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G|--------------0-------------------|
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