Artist: Guy Clark    Genre: Alternative Country    Strum Pattern: offbeat: hit 2nd & 4th beats    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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C
(C,E,G)

x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
F
(F,A,C)

F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)

G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)

G B D G B F


Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
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Verse 1
Ain't [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
nothin' in the world that I like better than
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
bacon, lettuce and homegrown tomatoes
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Up in the mornin' out in the garden,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
get you a ripe one
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
don't get a hard one
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Plant 'em in the spring, eat 'em in the summer. All
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
winter without 'em's a culinary bummer
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I forget all about the sweatin' and diggin’ every
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
time I go out and pick me a big one

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes?
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Only two things that money can't buy
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
that's true love and homegrown tomatoes

Instrumental
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
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[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
. . . |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
. . . | . .
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
. |

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You can go out to eat and that's for sure but it's
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
nothin' a homegrown tomato won't cure
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Put 'em in a salad, put 'em in a stew, you can
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
make your very own to-
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mato juice
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Eat 'em with eggs, eat 'em with gravy,
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
eat 'em with beans, pinto or navy
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Put 'em on the side, put 'em in the middle, put a
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
homegrown tomato on a hotcake griddle

Chorus:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes?
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Only two things that money can't buy
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes

Instrumental
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
. . . |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
. . . |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
. . . | . .
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
. |

Verse 3
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Now if I could change this life I lead, well
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I'd be Johnny Tomato Seed 'cuz
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I know what this country needs,
homegrown tomatoes in every yard you see
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
When I die don't bury me
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
in a box in a cemetery
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Out in the garden would be much better.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I could be pushin' up homegrown tomatoes!

Chorus:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes?
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Only two things that money can't buy
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes

Repeat Chorus:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes?
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Only two things that money can't buy
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And that's true love and homegrown tomatoes!

Outro:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
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[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
. . . |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
. . . | . .
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
. |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
. . . |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
. . . |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
. . . | . .
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
|
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]