Grapes Of Wrath

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[Verse 1]
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The sweat upon his brow and the dirt worked into his hands
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The dignity of labour upon a man's own land
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The soil of his fathers passed on down through blood to hand
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A man's right of birth to reap the harvest   from his land


[Verse 2]
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The breaking of his back to keep his dream alive
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To work the change of season his instinct to survive
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The planting of his seed and to see his harvest grow
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Gives a pride to a man to reap the harvest   that he sows


[Chorus]
     Em
The land of the free, home of the brave
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The heartland of pioneers, the heritage   of flesh and blood
      Em
And along come the winds that blow through the land
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With a price to pay for the working man, money talks and changes hands
     C                               D                     G
And money reaps the harvest money demands, the grapes of wrath


[Verse 3]
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They can take away his freedom, they can beat him into the dust
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They can burn his home, run him from his land, and leave him out to gather rust
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But they can't take away his faith and his honesty and pride and the
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knowledge that he holds inside  One day they'll reap the harvest,  the grapes of 
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wrath


[Chorus]
         Em
There's hope in a man that nothing can destroy
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A man will endure anything for the dream      that he holds dear

              Em
And there's pride in a man who knows the truth
     C                                 
His faith in the earth he toils for
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His honesty for the air he breathes
      C                                   D
The truth of the harvest they will reap
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The grapes of wrath


[Outro]
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The grapes of wrath,  
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the grapes of wrath,