King Harvest (Has Surely Come) — The Band
Chords and lyrics for King Harvest (Has Surely Come) by The Band (key of F).
Chorus 1
[C5]Corn in the [Bb5]fields
[Ab]Listen to the rice when the [Eb5]wind blows[D5] 'cross the [C5]water
[F/A] King [Fm/Ab]Harvest has surely [C]come
Verse 1
[Am]I work for the [G]union [Bb]'cause [F]she's so [C]good to me
[Am]And I'm bound to come [F]out on [F/E]top, [Dm]that's where she said I [E7]should be
Pre-Chorus
I will [Am]hear every [Bb]word the [C]boss may [F]say[G]
For [Am]he's the [Bb]one who hands me [C]down my [F]pay[G]
[Am]Looks like [Bb]this time I'm gonna [C]get to [F]stay[G]
[Am]I'm a [Bb]union man, [C]now, all the [Am][G]way[F][Bb]
Chorus 2
The [C5]smell of the [Bb5]leaves
From the [Ab]magnolia [Eb5]trees in [D5]the [C5]meadow
[F/A] King [Fm/Ab]Harvest has surely [C]come
Verse 2
[Am]A dry summer, [G]then come fall
[Bb]Which I [F]depend on [C]most of all
[Am]Hey, rainmaker, can [F]you hear the call?[F/E]
[Dm]Please let these [E7]crops grow tall
Pre-Chorus 2
[Am]Long enough I've [Bb]been up on [C]Skid [F]Row[G]
And it's [Am]plain to [Bb]see, I've [C]nothin' to [F]show[G]
[Am]I'm glad to [Bb]pay those [C]union [F]dues[G]
[Am]Just don't [Bb]judge me by[C] my [Am][G]shoes[F][Bb]
Chorus 3
[C5]Scarecrow and a [Bb5]yellow moon
And [Ab]pretty soon a [Eb5][D5]carnival on the [C5]edge of town
[F/A] King [Fm/Ab]Harvest has surely [C]come
Verse 3
[Am]Last year this time [G]wasn't no joke
[Bb]My [F]whole barn went [C]up in smoke
[Am]Our horse Jethro, well, [F]he went mad[F/E]
And [Dm]I can't ever remember things bein' [E7]that bad
Pre-Chorus 3
Then [Am]here come a [Bb]man with a [C]paper and a [F]pen[G]
[Am]Tellin' us our [Bb]hard times are [C]about to [F]end[G]
[Am]And then, if [Bb]they don't give us [C]what we [F]like[G]
[Am]He said, [Bb]"Men, that's when you gotta [C]go on [Am][G]strike"[F][Bb]
Chorus 4
[C5]Corn in the [Bb5]fields
[Ab]Listen to the rice when the [Eb5]wind blows[D5] 'cross the [C5]water
[F/A] King [Fm/Ab]Harvest has surely [C]come
The F G in the pre-choruses are one beat for each chord.
The Am G Bb F is the same.
The F/E is a descending bass note.
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