Tom: Em 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)