Fruit Of The Loom
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[Refrão]
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Fruit Of The Loom is not so romantic as some would assume by the words thats been said
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Working the looms is not so fantastic, your health really suffers producing the thread
[Verso 1]
C G Am G C G D
The dark dusty mills hid the truth from the nation, the factory girls frills had been paid for in blood
C G Am G C G D
When safety came in so did modernisation and now there is dust where half the looms stood
[Refrão]
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Fruit Of The Loom is not so romantic as some would assume by the words thats been said
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Working the looms is not so fantastic, your health really suffers producing the thread
[Verso 2]
C G Am G C G D
New methods and change nowadays are abundant, the mills rearrange and pay higher rates
C G Am G C G D
With eighty percent of all weavers redundant and half of the looms behind locked factory gates
[Refrão]
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Fruit Of The Loom is not so romantic as some would assume by the words thats been said
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Working the looms is not so fantastic, your health really suffers producing the thread
[Verso 3]
C G Am G C G D
The noise in the shed rules out conversation, it rattles your head, puts your nerve ends on test
C G Am G C G D
And as you work hard at your textile creation the dust weaves its own kind of cloth in your chest
[Refrão]
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Fruit Of The Loom is not so romantic as some would assume by the words thats been said
Em Am Em D Em Am Em D
Working the looms is not so fantastic, your health really suffers producing the thread
{Instrumental Verse}
C G Am G C G D
C G Am G C G D
How to play Fruit Of The Loom
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.