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Intro
SOL RE DO
MIm RE DO
Verse 1:
SOL RE DO
They're growing houses in the fields between the towns
MIm RE DO SOL
And the Starlight Drive-in movie's closing down
SOL RE DO
The road is gone to the way it was before
MIm RE DO
And the spaces won't be spaces anymore
Verse 2:
SOL RE DO
Two more farms were broken by the drought
MIm RE DO SOL
First the Wagners now the Fullers pulling out
SOL RE DO
Developers paid better than the corn
MIm RE DO
But this was not the place where they were born
Chorus
SOL DO RE
There's houses in the fields, no prayers for steady rain this year
DO RE DO
Houses in the fields, there's houses in the fields
SOL LAm RE SOL DO
The last few farms are growing out of here
Verse 3:
SOL RE DO
At first he wouldn't sell and then he would
MIm RE DO SOL
Now there'll be children playing where the silos stood
SOL RE DO
The word came from the marrow of his bones
MIm RE DO
It was the last sure way to pay off all the loans
Verse 4:
SOL RE DO
The new streets will be named for kings and queens
MIm RE DO SOL
And a ransom will be paid for every castle's dream
SOL RE DO
The model sign is crested with a lion
MIm RE DO
And the farmers they will have enough to die on
(Chorus)
Verse 5:
SOL RE DO
Oh I guess no one should be afraid of change
MIm RE DO
SOL
But tell me why is there a fence for every open range?
SOL RE DO
It's a sign I'm getting on in years
MIm RE DO
When nothing new is welcome to these eyes and ears
(Chorus)
Final Verse:
SOL RE DO
They're growing houses in the fields between the towns
MIm RE DO SOL
And the Starlight Drive-in movie is all closed down
SOL RE DO
The road is gone to the way it was before
MIm RE DO
And the spaces won't be spaces anymore
SOL LAm RE SOL
No the spaces won't be spaces anymor
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