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A Day in the Country

Drop D tuning


D   G   A   D   G   A   D


             D
The dogs are singing.
                                       G
The cottonwood cathedral carries their song.
                                          A7
The pure deep joy of the hunt bears them along.
                                           D
Up ahead the rabbit prepares to steer them wrong.
         G         A             D
A fine arrangement, a day in the country.

The song is changing.
Something in the music appeals to me:
A minor note creeps in and changes the key,
Now the dogs are sounding lost and all at sea.
So much for winning, a day in the country.

I stand there listening.
Suddenly the rabbit comes into view.
He looks as if to say, "How do you do?"
I swear he chuckles as he scurries through.
Top of the morning, a day in the country.

The dogs are sleeping
There in the back seat, curled up into a ball.
That wily rabbit left them feeling small,
But in their dreams they catch him after all.
A fine arrangement, a day in the country.
A fine arrangement, a day in the country.

(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 1978)

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