Harvest Home — Big Country
Chords and lyrics for Harvest Home by Big Country (key of E).
Verse 1
(From the 1983 Album THE CROSSING)
Intro
[E]
Verse 1
[E]Who saw the fences falling
[E]Who broke the ploughman's bread
[E]Who heard the winter calling
[E]Who wore the tailor's thread
[E]How many sheaves were counted
[E]How did the carriage shine
[E]How many thoughts were doubted
[E]How did the landlord dine
Chorus
[B]Just as you [A]sow you shall [E]reap
Just as you [A]sow you shall [E]reap
Interlude
[E] [B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] [A] [E] [B] [E] [A] [E]
Verse 2
[E]Who led the mayday feasting
[E]Who saw the harvest home
[E]Who left the future wasting
[E]Who watched the families go
[E]See where the bowls are empty
[E]See where the arms reach
[E]See where the butter melted
[E]See where the altars creak
Chorus
[B]Just as you [A]sow you shall [E]reap
Just as you [A]sow you shall [E]reap
In a harvest [B]home
Guitar Solo
[E] [A] [E] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[C#m] [B] [A]
Verse 3
[E]Where were the days of promise
[E]Where were the gifts divine
[E]Where were the heroes honest
[E]Where was the summer wine
[E]Watch how the waves must shatter
[E]Watch how the shore divides
[E]Watch how the nets will tatter
[E]Watch Canute and his bride
Chorus
[B]Just as you [A]sow you shall [E]reap
Just as you [A]sow you shall [E]reap
In a harvest [B][E][A]home[B][E]
[E]In a harvest [B][E][A][E]home[E][B]
Outro
[E] [B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] [B] [E]
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