Mary Got A New Job
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste:
3rd traste
This song is in the key of C
Capo III and play along in A at
https://youtu.be/Kmmv3gOKTcg
(from the album The Paxton Report”)
[Intro]
e|--0-----------------|
B|--0-----------------|
G|--1-----------------|
D|--2--2--0-----------|
A|--2--------4--2--0--|
E|--0-----------------|
[Verse]
A
Mary got a new job workin’ on a line
E7
Help to make the automobiles
E7
It wasn’t very long ‘til the job was goin’ fine
A
And she liked the way it made her feel
A
It gave her independence To pull into the lot
D
And pull her heavy work clothes on
D
She liked her independence
A
She liked her new friends
E7 A
And her favorite was a man named John
D A E A
e|-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-----0---------0-|-
B|-3-------3-2-----3-2-0---------2-|-
G|-2---------2---------1---------2-|-
D|-0---------2---------2-2-0-----2-|-
A|-0---------0---------2-----4-2-0-|-
E|---------------------0-----------|-
[Verse]
A
John was like a brother workin’ at her side
E7
And they both came on the job the same day
A E
Learned the job together How the ropes were tied
D A
Went together down to draw their first pay
A
Opened up his packet Johnny dropped his cash
D
Money was all over the floor
A
Mary saw the money Saw to her surprise
E7 A
Johnny had a whole lot more
[Chorus]
A|---------------|
E|---0---2---4---|
And she said
A
“Who’s been matchin’ you sweat for sweat
E7
Who’s been workin’ on the line
E7
Who’s been earnin’ what she ain’t got yet
A
All I want is what’s mine
A
I’ve got eyes and hands and a back like yours
D
And I use ‘em hard the whole day
A
I stand here workin’ just as hard as you do
E7 A
And I want my equal pay”
D A E A
e|-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-----0---------0-|-
B|-3-------3-2-----3-2-0---------2-|-
G|-2---------2---------1---------2-|-
D|-0---------2---------2-2-0-----2-|-
A|-0---------0---------2-----4-2-0-|-
E|---------------------0-----------|-
[Verse]
A
Johnny was a good man and Mary knew that
E E7
Taught to think of women as queens
E7
Now here stood Mary in a yellow hard hat
A
And her broken down faded blue jeans
A
He liked her more than anybody he knew
D
When he was close to understanding why
D
She didn’t cuss or spit
A
She didn’t raise her voice
E7
She looked him straight in the eye
[Chorus]
A|---------------|
E|---0---2---4---|
And she said
A
“Who’s been matchin’ you sweat for sweat
E7
Who’s been workin’ on the line
E7
Who’s been earnin’ what she ain’t got yet
A
All I want is what’s mine
A
I’ve got eyes and hands and a back like yours
D
And I use ‘em hard the whole day
A
I stand here workin’ just as hard as you do
E7 A
And I want my equal pay”
E7 A
And I want my E. R. A.”
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