Diesel and dirt

Lam Mim Do Re

       Mim
Got my GPS locked on a glowing screen
Lam                                             Mim
Cutting through the fields in a monster machine
             Mim
Dad says the land's a debt we might never pay
      Lam                                 Mim
It's a  heavy price, but we're here to stay
            Re                                                   La
Yeah, we're praying for the rain, then we're praying it'll quit
             Do
Just another season, gonna make the best of it

           Mim  Lam                 Mim
Diesel and dirt  yeah, diesel and dirt
             Do            Re                Mim
A hundred miles of horizon and a sweat-stained shirt
                   Mim      Lam              Mim
From the grain bin skyline to the midnight oil
                     Lam               Sol
We're just trying to make it all work
Do          Re          Mim
 With just diesel and dirt

          Mim
Credit is tapped, and the well's running dry
          Lam                                   Mim
While the price of the fuel climbs up to the sky
                Mim
The margins are zero, trying to make ends meet
Lam                                    Mim
Selling the crop just to stay on your feet
   Re
My back's feeling heavy and I'm ready to stop
  La                             Do
I see my old man giving me the "thumbs up"

               Mim  Lam                 Mim
Oh, diesel and dirt  yeah, diesel and dirt
             Do            Re                Mim
A hundred miles of horizon and a sweat-stained shirt
                   Mim      Lam              Mim
From the grain bin skyline to the midnight oil
                     Lam               Sol
We're just trying to make it all work
Do          Re        Mim   Lam Mim
 With just diesel and dirt
Lam Do Re
    Oh, yeah

Mim Lam Do Re

            Mim
Another day down, another story to hold
              Lam
Sun's dipping low, turning the wheat into gold
                      Re
Here in the Northland Prairies, all ya do is work
              Do
Planting next season
     Re          Mim
With diesel and dirt

                    Lam                      Mim
Just keep it in the row 'til the stars come out
        Do
Diesel and dirt
                      Mim Lam Mim Lam
That's what it's all about
           Mim   Lam Mim Lam
Diesel and dirt
           Mim      Lam Mim Lam
Oh, diesel and dirt
        Mim      Lam Mim
Diesel and dirt