Millworker Chords by James Taylor
Tempo:
132 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
C
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] My grandfather was a sailor
He blew in off the water
My father was a farmer and I his only daughter
Took up with a no-good mill working man from Massachusetts
Dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed
Well millwork ain't easy
Millwork ain't hard
Millwork it ain't nothing but an awful boring job
I'm waiting on a daydream
To take me through the morning
Put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and
Remember then it's [C] me my machine
for [Bm] the rest of the [Em]
morning [Bb] and the rest of the
afternoon [A] and
the rest of [D] my life
[Am] [D]
Now my mind begins to wander
To the days back on the farm.
I can see my father's smile
He let me [Bm] swing it on his [A]
arm.
[D] I hear my granddad's stories
Of the storms out on Lake Erie
Vessels and cargoes and fortunes and sailors lives were lost
[G]
[A] Yeah, but [D] it's my life has been wasted and I've been Fooled
So let this manufacturer use my body for a tool
I'll write home every
Staring at my hands
Swear into my sorrow that a young girl or stand
at a chance
[C] So may I work your mills
[Bm] Just as long as I [Em] am able
[Bb] Never meet the man
[A] Whose name is on [D] the label?
It's still [C] me in my machine
for
[G] the rest of the [Em] morning [Bb] and the rest of the
afternoon solid [A]
gone
for the rest of my life
He blew in off the water
My father was a farmer and I his only daughter
Took up with a no-good mill working man from Massachusetts
Dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed
Well millwork ain't easy
Millwork ain't hard
Millwork it ain't nothing but an awful boring job
I'm waiting on a daydream
To take me through the morning
Put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and
Remember then it's [C] me my machine
for [Bm] the rest of the [Em]
morning [Bb] and the rest of the
afternoon [A] and
the rest of [D] my life
[Am] [D]
Now my mind begins to wander
To the days back on the farm.
I can see my father's smile
He let me [Bm] swing it on his [A]
arm.
[D] I hear my granddad's stories
Of the storms out on Lake Erie
Vessels and cargoes and fortunes and sailors lives were lost
[G]
[A] Yeah, but [D] it's my life has been wasted and I've been Fooled
So let this manufacturer use my body for a tool
I'll write home every
Staring at my hands
Swear into my sorrow that a young girl or stand
at a chance
[C] So may I work your mills
[Bm] Just as long as I [Em] am able
[Bb] Never meet the man
[A] Whose name is on [D] the label?
It's still [C] me in my machine
for
[G] the rest of the [Em] morning [Bb] and the rest of the
afternoon solid [A]
gone
for the rest of my life
Key:
D
A
C
Bm
Em
D
A
C
[D] _ _ My grandfather was a sailor
_ He blew in off the water
_ _ My father was a farmer and I his only daughter _
_ _ Took up with a no-good mill working man from _ Massachusetts
_ _ Dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed
_ Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ millwork ain't easy
_ _ _ Millwork ain't hard
_ _ Millwork it ain't nothing but an awful boring job
_ I'm waiting on a _ daydream
To take me through the morning
_ _ Put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and
_ Remember _ _ _ then it's [C] me my machine _
_ for [Bm] the rest of the [Em]
morning _ [Bb] and the rest of the _
afternoon _ [A] and
_ the rest of [D] my life _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now my mind begins to wander
To the days back on the farm.
I can see my father's smile
He let me [Bm] swing it on his [A] _
arm.
[D] I hear my granddad's stories
Of the storms out on Lake Erie
_ _ _ Vessels and _ cargoes and _ fortunes and sailors lives were lost _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Yeah, but [D] it's my life has been wasted and _ I've been _ _ Fooled
So let this _ _ manufacturer use my body for a tool
_ _ I'll write home every
_ _ _ _ Staring at my hands
_ _ Swear into my sorrow that a young girl or stand
_ at a _ chance
_ _ _ _ _ [C] So may I work your mills
_ [Bm] Just as long as I [Em] am able
_ [Bb] Never _ meet the man
_ _ [A] Whose name is on [D] the label?
It's still [C] me in my machine
_ for
[G] the rest of the [Em] morning _ [Bb] and the rest of the
afternoon solid [A]
gone
_ for the rest of my life _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He blew in off the water
_ _ My father was a farmer and I his only daughter _
_ _ Took up with a no-good mill working man from _ Massachusetts
_ _ Dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed
_ Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ millwork ain't easy
_ _ _ Millwork ain't hard
_ _ Millwork it ain't nothing but an awful boring job
_ I'm waiting on a _ daydream
To take me through the morning
_ _ Put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and
_ Remember _ _ _ then it's [C] me my machine _
_ for [Bm] the rest of the [Em]
morning _ [Bb] and the rest of the _
afternoon _ [A] and
_ the rest of [D] my life _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now my mind begins to wander
To the days back on the farm.
I can see my father's smile
He let me [Bm] swing it on his [A] _
arm.
[D] I hear my granddad's stories
Of the storms out on Lake Erie
_ _ _ Vessels and _ cargoes and _ fortunes and sailors lives were lost _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Yeah, but [D] it's my life has been wasted and _ I've been _ _ Fooled
So let this _ _ manufacturer use my body for a tool
_ _ I'll write home every
_ _ _ _ Staring at my hands
_ _ Swear into my sorrow that a young girl or stand
_ at a _ chance
_ _ _ _ _ [C] So may I work your mills
_ [Bm] Just as long as I [Em] am able
_ [Bb] Never _ meet the man
_ _ [A] Whose name is on [D] the label?
It's still [C] me in my machine
_ for
[G] the rest of the [Em] morning _ [Bb] and the rest of the
afternoon solid [A]
gone
_ for the rest of my life _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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