Band-The Band Song-King Harvest (Has Surely Come) Album-The Band Writer- J. Robbie Robertson Intro ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----5--5----5--5---5--5------5----------------------| ----5--5----5--7---5--5---/7---7--5-----------------| -7-------7-------7------7-----------7\3-------------| ----------------------------------------------------| Chorus (single notes in first two lines) C Bb Corn in the fields C Eb D C Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water F Fm C King Harvest has surely come Verse 1 Am G Bb F C I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me Am F Dm E And I'm bound to come out on top that's where I should be Pre-chorus Am Bb C I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say Am Bb C For he's the one who hands me down my pay Am Bb C Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay Am Bb C Am-G-Bb-F I'm a union man, now, all the way Chorus 2 The smell of the leaves King Harvest has surely come Verse 2 Dry summer, then comes fall Which I depend on most of all Hey, rainmaker, can't you hear my call? Please let these crops grow tall Pre-chorus 2 Long enough I've been up on Skid Row And it's plain to see, I've nothin to show I'm glad to pay those union dues Just don't judge me by my shoes Chorus 3 Scarecrow and a yellow moon And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town King Harvest has surely come Verse 3 Last year, this time, wasn't no joke My whole barn went up in smoke My horse Jethro, well he went mad And I can't remember things bein' so bad Pre-chorus 3 Then there comes a man with a paper and a pen Tellin' us our hard times are about to end And then, if they don't give us what we like He said, "Men, that's when you gotta go on strike" Chorus 4 Corn in the fields Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water King Harvest has surely come Solo (an attempt :), the last few seconds may be a little off) -5----5-------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------5-----------------8---| ---7b---7--5--7p5--7b--7b--5---5--------5--7----7--5--7--5--7/9-----| -----------------------------7---/7--7------------------------------| vib -------------10b-10--8----------------------------------------------| -----8---10----------------------------------------8--8-------------| -/9---------------------7b--7b--7b--7p5--7--5-7/9-------------------| vib vib vib ----8---/8-8-8--/8-8-8--/8-8-8--------------------------10-10-10-10-| --/9----/9-9-9--/9-9-9--/9-9-9--7--5--7b--7b--5-----5---------------| -------------------------------------------------7------------------| Vib vib Vib Vib Vib --------------------------------5---5------------5--------------------| -10-10-10-------------------------------------------------------------| ----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7p5------7---7--5----7b----7p5--5---5-5------| ------------------------------7-------------7--------------7----7p5---| ---5-5----5-5---5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------| ---5-5----5-5---5-7-7-5---5---5-------------------------------------| -7------7-----7---------7---7---7p5\3---0---1---(3)-----------------| ------------------------------------------3---1---------------------|