AN OLD FARM FOR SALE
3/4 Waltz
INTRO : INSTRUMENTAL (OVER THESE WORDS)
G G7 C A
The curtains are drawn...they’re not starched any-more,
D D7 G
just an old farm for sale.
VERSE ONE
G G7 C A
The curtains are drawn...they’re not starched any-more,
D D7 G
just an old farm for sale.
G G7 C A
And Mother’s old thimble lies there on the floor
D D7 G
just an old farm for sale.
BRIDGE
C G
Now Grandpa and Grandma have gone on their way
A A7 D D7
there's leaves the pasture where I used to play
G G7 C A
why even the trees look ne-glected and frail
D D7 G
just an old farm for sale
INSTRUMENTAL: (OVER THE BRIDGE)
VERSE TWO
G G7 C A
The shutters need painting they’re faded and brown
D D7 G
just an old farm for sale.
G G7 C A
What once was a mansion is the shack that’s run-down
D D7 G
just an old farm for sale.
BRIDGE TWO
C G
The postman no longer drives up to the lane
A A7 D D7
there stands the front gate to rust in the rain.
G G7 C A
The sign on the mailbox that once held the mail
D D7 G
reads an old farm for sale.
BRIDGE INSTRUMENTAL(OVER THESE WORDS)
C G
Now Grandpa and Grandma have gone on their way
A A7 D D7
there's leaves the pasture where I used to play
VOCALS
G G7 C A
why even the trees look ne-glected and frail
D D7 G
just an old farm for sale
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