James Taylor - Millworker
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From: sjohnson@usa.net
Millworker
Words and Music by James Taylor
(c) 1979 Country Road Music
G F/G G
G D/G G G/G D/G
Now my grandfather was a sailor, he blew in off the water
GMy father was a D/Gfarmer and IC/G, his only dauD/Gghter,
Gtook up with a nD/Go-good millworking maC/Gn from MassachuD/Gsetts
who Gdies from too much D/Gwhiskey and C/Gleaves me these three D/Gfaces to fGeed
G Fsus2 C6/E D7sus4
D/GMill-work ain't eaGsy; C/Gmill-work ain't D/Ghard
GMill-work, it ain't D/Gnothing but an C/Gawful boring D/Gjob
I'm Gwaiting for a D/Gday dream to C/Gtake me through the D/Gmorning
and Gput me in my cD/Goffee break where C/GI can have a D/Gsandwich and reGmember
F(addD) C6/E
Then it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning
Cm/D# D7sus4
for the rest of the afternoon
G F/G G F/G
and the rest of my life
Now my mind begins to wander to the days back on the farm
I can see my father smiling at me, swingin' on his arm
I can hear my grand-dad's stories of the storms out on Lake Erie
where vessels and cargos and fortunes and sailor's lives were lost
Yes, but it's my life has been wasted, and I have been the fool
to let this manufacture use my body for a tool.
I can ride home in the evening, staring at my hands
swearing by my sorrow that a young girl ought to stand a better chance
F(addD) C6/E
So may I work the mills just as long as I am able
Cm/D# D7sus4 G
and never meet the man whose name is on the label
F(addD) C6/E
It be me and my machine for the rest of the morning
Cm/D# D7sus4
for the rest of the afternoon
G F/G G F/G
and the rest of my life
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C/G: xx0433
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D7sus4: x02030
F(add9):x32030
F/G: xx0010