This Hard Land

This Hard Land - Bruce Springsteen

chord transcription by stefano (barleycorn@infinito.it)

intro: G C D G x2

G C D G Gsus4

Hey there mister, can you tell me what happened to the seeds I've sown

G C D G

Can you give me a reason sir, as to why they've never grown

C G

They've just blown around from town to town

D G

'Til they're back out on these fields

C G

Where they fall from my hand

D G Gsus4

Back into the dirt of this hard land.

same chord pattern over the rest of the song

Now me and my sister, from Germantown yes we did ride

We made our bed sir from the rock on the mountainside

We been blowin' around form town to town

Lookin' for a place to stand

Where the sun bursts through the clouds to fall like a circle

Like a circle of fire down on this hard land.

Now even the rain it don't come 'round, don't come 'round here no more

And the only sound at night's the wind slammin' the back porch door

It just stirs you up like it wants to blow you down

Twistin' and churnin' up the sand

Leavin' all them scarecrows lyin' face down

Face down in the dirt of this hard land.

instrumental: verse chords

From a building upon the hill I can hear a tape deck blastin' Home On The Range

I can see them Bar-M choppers sweeping low across the plains

It's me and you Frank, we're lookin for lost cattle

Our hooves twistin' and churnin' up the sand

We're ridin' in the whirlwind searching for lost treasure

Way down south of the Rio Grande

We're ridin' across that river in the moonlight

Up on to the banks of this hard land.

Hey Frank won't you pack your bags and meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall

Just one more kiss from you my brother and we'll ride until we fall

We'll sleep in the fields, we'll sleep by the rivers

And in the morning we'll make a plan

Well if you can't make it stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive if you can

And meet me in a dream of this hard land.