Millworker
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste:
3rd traste
As recorded by Emmylou Harris
(From the 1981 Album EVANGELINE)
Capo 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
A D E
My grandfather was a sailor, he blew in off the water
A E A E
My father was a farmer and I, his only daughter
A E
Took up with a no-good millworking man from Massachusetts
A E A E A
Who dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed
[Verse 2]
E
Now millwork ain't easy, millwork ain't hard
A E A E
Millwork, it ain't nothing but an awful boring job
A
I'm waiting for a daydream to take me through the morning
E A E A
And put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and remember
[Chorus]
G D/F#
And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning
Dm/F E A E/G# G A
For the rest of the afternoon, for the rest of my life
[Verse 3]
A
Now my mind begins to wander to the days back on the farm
A
I can see my father smiling at me swinging on his arm
A
I can hear my granddad's stories of the storms out on Lake Erie
A
Where vessels and cargos and fortunes and sailor's lives were lost
[Guitar Solo]
C G/B Bb Asus4 A G
D/F# Bm F Dm/F E
[Verse 4]
A
But it's my life has been wasted and I have been the fool
E7 A
To let this manufacturer use my body for a tool
E
I can ride home in the evening staring at my hands
A E A E A
Swearing by my sorrow that a young girl ought to stand a better chance
[Chorus]
G D/F# Bm
So may I work the mills just as long as I am able
F E A
And never meet the man whose name is on the label
G D/F#
And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning
Dm/F E A
For the rest of the afternoon, for the rest of my life
[Outro]
G D/F# F E7 A G
D/F# D E A
How to play Millworker
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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.