XTC – Love On A Farmboys Wages (Guitar Live)

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This TAB edits parts of TABs from guanoblues and hbmus047 (at) dewey dot csun dot edu (Ian Dahlberg) and incorporates parts of YouTube covers by Svatopluk and Jake Crawford, as well as vintage XTC videos: Pebble Mill at One (BBC1 TV) on Thursday 20 October 1983 (https://youtu.be/aE1bqIDg4oo). It also offers a simple arrangement for a second guitar that incorporates more open chords than either Andy Partridge or Dave Gregory appear to be playing, and could also serve as an Easy Guitar arrangement for one guitarist. [GUITAR 1 CHORDS] B 799877 Bsus4 799977 Cmaj7 81012xxx B/G 71097xx

B7      797877
F#9sus2 x911999

E6/9 044454 [GUITAR 2 CHORDS] Eadd9 022102 E 022100 B x2444x Bsus4 x2445x Cmaj7 x3200x B/G x2003x B7 x2120x

Esus4   022200
F#9sus2 x44654

Emaj7 021100 F# 244322 Eb x6888x E6/9 099999 [Intro]

   N.C.                 Eadd9 E
e|------------------------2---0----------|
B|--0--0--0--0------------0---0----------|
G|--1--2--4--2---2p1------1---1----------|
D|--------------------4-2-2---2----------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

 [VERSE E RIFF]
    E
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----66---666---666---666---666---666---666---666-|
A|--9----7-----9-----7-----9-----7-----9-----7-----|
E|--0----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|

[Verse 1]

E
High climbs the summer sun

                B    Bsus4
High stands the corn

      E
And tonight when my work is done

B
We will borrow your father's carriage

G#m
We will drink and prepare for marriage

Cmaj7            G/B     B7
Soon my darling, soon my darling

[PRE-CHORUS E RIFF]

    E
e|--0-0-0-------0--0--------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-0--0--5--4--0--0-0-00-0-00-0-00-0---------|
G|--------4--6--------6--4-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E
Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in

[PRE-CHORUS Esus4 RIFF]

    E                 Esus4
e|--0-0-0-------0--0--0-----------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-0--0--5--4--0-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00---------|
G|--------4--6--------2-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Esus4
Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd

    E
e|--0-0-0-------0--0--------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-0--0--5--4--0--0-0-00-0-00-0-00-0---------|
G|--------4--6--------6--4-4-44-4-44-4-44-4---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E
Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping

[GUITAR 1 CHORUS RIFF]

  (How can we feed love ...             wa - ges)
                                       Eadd9 E
e|---------------------------------------2---0------|
B|--0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0-----------0---0------|
G|--2---4---2---4---1--2--4--2---2p1-----1---1------|
D|-----------------------------------4-2-2--2-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

[GUITAR 2 CHORUS RIFF]

  (How can we feed love ...     wa - ges)
 Esus4 E Esus4 E   E Esus4  E  Eadd9 E
e|--0--0---0---0-----------------2---0---|
B|--0--0---0---0-------0---------0---0---|
G|--2--1---2---1---1-2---2--1----1---1---|
D|--2--2---2---2--------------2--2---2---|
A|--2--2---2---2-----------------2---2---|
E|--0--0---0---0-----------------0---0---|

Esus4 E   Esus4 E    E    Esus4 E Esus4  E     Eadd9  E
How   can we    feed love on    a farm - boy's wa -  ges

 [VERSE E RIFF]
    E
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----66-----6----666-666-----6-----6----666---666-|
A|--9-----7----9------7-----9-----7---9-------7-----|
E|--0----------0------------0---------0-------------|

[Verse 2]

E
Deep under winter snow

             B    Bsus4
Deep lay the lambs

      E
And tonight by the full moon's glow

B
Flask of wine on my feather bedding

G#m
We will drink and prepare for wedding

Cmaj7            G/B     B7
Soon my darling, soon my darling

[Pre-Chorus]

E
Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in

E                                     Esus4
Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd

E
Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping

[Chorus]

Esus4 E   Esus4 E    E    Esus4 E Esus4  E     Eadd9  E
How   can we    feed love on    a farm - boy's wa -  ges

    E
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|----66---666---666---666--|
A|--9----7-----9-----7------|
E|--0----------0------------|

[Bridge]

    F#9sus2
e|--9--9--9---9--11--9-----------------|
B|--9--11-9---9--9---9-----------------|
G|--9--9--9---9--9---9-----------------|
D|--11-11-11--11-11--11----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

F#9sus2 People think that I'm no good

    F#9sus2
e|--9--9--9---9--11--9-----------------|
B|--9--11-9---9--9---9-----------------|
G|--9--9--9---9--9---9-----------------|
D|--11-11-11--11-11--11----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

F#9sus2 Painting pictures carving wood

    F#9sus2
e|--9--9--9---9--11--9-----------------|
B|--9--11-9---9--9---9-----------------|
G|--9--9--9---9--9---9-----------------|
D|--11-11-11--11-11--11----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

F#9sus2 Be a rich man if I could

    F#9sus2
            (But the on-ly …)
e|--9--9--9--11--9---12-12-12-11-9--11--11-11----|
B|--9--11-9-----------------------------------12-|
G|--9--9--9--------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-11-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

        E             Emaj7               F#  E  F#
But the only job I do well is here on the farm

E        Eb
  On the farm

                     E
And it's breaking my back

[CODA]

    (And it's breaking my)
e|----8---9---11---9---8---|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   (... back)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6---------6---------6---------6----|
A|------7--9---9--7--9---9--7--9---9--7--9---9--|
E|------0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--|

B
We will borrow your father's carriage

G#m
We will drink and prepare for marriage

Cmaj7            B/G     B7
Soon my darling, soon my darling

[Pre-Chorus]

E
Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in

                                      Esus4
Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd

E
Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping

Esus4 E  Esus4 E
How  can we    feed

E
Shilling for the fellow who brings the sheep in

                                      Esus4
Shilling for the fellow who milks the herd

E
Shilling for the fellow with a wife for keeping

Esus4 E  Esus4 E
How  can we    feed

E    Esus4 E Esus4  E
Love on    a farm - boy's

E    Esus4 E Esus4  E
Love on    a farm - boy's

E    Esus4 E Esus4  E     Eadd9 E
Love on    a farm - boy's   wa-ges?

 [Outro]
    E
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----666----6-----6-----6------666---6---6----6-|
A|--9-----7-------------------9-----7------------|
E|--0------------9----7----4--0---------9----7---|

                                       E6/9
e|--------------------------------------4-----------|
B|--------------------------------------5-----------|
G|--------------------------------------4-----------|
D|----666----6-----6-----6----6-----6---4-----------|
A|--9-----7-----------------------------4-----------|
E|--0------------9----7-----4-----2-----0-----------|