ADA
In the ground, Not many years ago
DAE
A belly full they'd grow, In the ground
ADA
In the ground, As long as they were able
DEA
They planned for the table, In the ground
[Verse 2]
ADA
In the ground, Like their parents did before
DAE
Blood and sweat they poured, In the ground
ADA
In the ground, That they held to as their own
DEA
They worked and made a home, In the ground
[Chorus]
EDA
In ground like no other, With help from nature's mother
E
They fed this country's cities and its towns
DA
But in long, slow surrender, With profits getting slender
E
The family farm now often can be found
A
Beneath what some call progress, In the ground
[Verse 3]
ADA
In the ground, They lived a straight line
DAE
But they've run out of time, In the ground
ADA
In the ground, That dream will be gone
DEA
And it feels so damned wrong, In the ground
[Chorus]
EDA
In ground like no other, With help from nature's mother
E
They fed this country's cities and its towns
DA
But in long, slow surrender, With profits getting slender
E
The family farm now often can be found
A
Beneath what some call progress, In the ground
[Verse 4]
ADA
In the ground, We turn it over once more
DAE
And a casket we lower, In the ground
ADA
In the ground, My hero gone home
DEA
I cry o'er his bones, In the ground
[Chorus]
EDA
In ground like no other, With help from nature's mother
E
They fed this country's cities and its towns
DA
But in long, slow surrender, With profits getting slender
E
The family farm now often can be found
A
Beneath what some call progress, In the ground