Sawmill
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G C
Well I can't work no more at the sawmill
G
Talk about a poor boy, talk about a poor boy
C G
Let me have a dollar bill
G C
Yes my work was so hard at the sawmill
G
Talk about a poor boy, talk about a poor boy
C G
Let me have a dollar bill
[Chorus]
C
See my teardrops falling down
My wife left this sawmill town
D
She said sawmill life had been a sin
N.C.
The gravy were too thin
G C
Well I can't work no more at the sawmill
G
Talk about a poor boy, talk about a poor boy
C G
Let me have a dollar bill
[Verse 2]
G C
Well if you take your wife to the sawmill
G
How you gonna please her, how you gonna please her
C G
When she wants a dollar bill
G C
She run away and leave you at the sawmill
G
Woman like a dollar, women like a dollar
C G
Yes and women always will
[Chorus]
C
See my teardrops falling down
My wife left this sawmill town
D
She said sawmill life had been a sin
N.C.
The gravy were too thin
G C
Well I can't work no more at the sawmill
G
Talk about a poor boy, talk about a poor boy
C G
Let me have a dollar bill
[End]
G
Women like a dollar, women like a dollar
C G
Yes and women always will
How to play Sawmill
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.