Turn Of The Wrench

Em
John Svenson was a farmer
            A
He grew the Minnesota wheat
   C
He rode there with his daughter
     Bm                       D
High upon the thresher's seat
Em
They broke down on the hillside
        A
The radiator spitting steam
     C
Went back to get the tool box
              Bm          D
So they could fix the old machine

[Chorus]
       Em                        A
With a turn of the wrench, and a twist of the screw
       C                       Bm               D
We can fix the tractor, we can make it like new

[Verse]
         Em
But that day they got a letter
              A
That said the power lines would come
C
Right across their farmland
Bm                       D
Right across the setting sun
        Em
So they gathered all the family
           A
And talked late into the night
   C
We cannot let them do this
      Bm                D
We've got to put up one hell of a fight

[Chorus]
       Em                                              A
With a turn of the wrench (turn of the wrench) , and a twist of the screw (twist of the screw)
      C                                   Bm                D
We'll apply a little pressure,(apply a little pressure) and we'll see what that will do

[Verse]
        Em
So they phoned one hundred farmers
         A
And drove to the Twin Cities
C
Met there with the Governor
         Bm       D
And they sued the utility
          Em
But after writing all the letters
           A
And paying all the legal costs
       C
To the power of the city
     Bm               D
Once again the farmers lost


[Bridge]
           C            D           Em
And in the still of the evening the wind is all you hear
            C            D             Em
I watch the waves on the wheat fields alone
           C          D             Em
I walk the furrows of earth I plant year after year
C                    D                   Em
This is stolen land (this is stolen land) this is their home (this is their home)

[Verse]
        Em
So they met there at the tavern
          A
But there wasn't much to say
    C                     Bm                D
The power lines may come, but they will not stay

[Chorus]
       Em                                             A
With a turn of the wrench (turn of the wrench), and a twist of the screw (twist of a screw)
         C                                             Bm     D
What was once put together (once put together), we can easily undo

[Verse]
     Em
With bandannas on their faces
        A
Careful not to make sound
     C
They loosened all the bolts
              Bm            D
That held the towers to the ground
    Em                        A
And several weeks later, with nobody around
    C                   Bm          D
The Minnesota wind blew tower after tower down

[Chorus]

       Em                                             A
With a turn of the wrench (turn of the wrench), and a twist of the screw (twist of a screw)
         C                                             Bm     D
What was once put together (once put together), we can easily undo

[Bridge]
           C            D           Em
And in the still of the evening the wind is all you hear
            C            D             Em
I watch the waves on the wheat fields alone
           C          D             Em
I walk the furrows of earth I plant year after year
C                    D                   Em
This is stolen land (this is stolen land) this is their home (this is their home)