Chords for Phil Ochs - Automation Song
Tempo:
129.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
D
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D]
[A] [B] [E]
Oh, I lay down your [E] railroads every mile of [A] track With the muscles on [F#m] my arm and [E] the sweat upon [A] my back
[D] And now the trains are rolling, they roll to [A] every shore [D] You tell me that my [A] job is through, there ain't no [E] work no more
Oh, [A] I lay down your [E] highways all across the land With the ringing [F#m] of the steel and the [A] power of my hand
[D] And now the [A] roads are there [D] like ribbons in the sky [D] You tell me that [A] my job is through, but still I [E] wonder why
[F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long [F#m] And the labor was all [E] I could bear
Now you've got new machines [C#m] for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay down your [A] fields With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, the steel is all aglow I'm walking down a jobless road [Em] and where am I to go?
[F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long And [F#m] the labor was [E] all I could bear
[F#m] Now you've got new [C#m] machines for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay [A] down your fields With my feet on the [F#m] ground [E] and my back to your [A] wheels
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, [D] the steel is [A] all aglow [D] I'm walking [A] down a jobless road and where am [F#m] I to go?
[Bm] Tell me where am I [A] to go?
[N]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
[D]
[A] [B] [E]
Oh, I lay down your [E] railroads every mile of [A] track With the muscles on [F#m] my arm and [E] the sweat upon [A] my back
[D] And now the trains are rolling, they roll to [A] every shore [D] You tell me that my [A] job is through, there ain't no [E] work no more
Oh, [A] I lay down your [E] highways all across the land With the ringing [F#m] of the steel and the [A] power of my hand
[D] And now the [A] roads are there [D] like ribbons in the sky [D] You tell me that [A] my job is through, but still I [E] wonder why
[F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long [F#m] And the labor was all [E] I could bear
Now you've got new machines [C#m] for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay down your [A] fields With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, the steel is all aglow I'm walking down a jobless road [Em] and where am I to go?
[F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long And [F#m] the labor was [E] all I could bear
[F#m] Now you've got new [C#m] machines for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay [A] down your fields With my feet on the [F#m] ground [E] and my back to your [A] wheels
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, [D] the steel is [A] all aglow [D] I'm walking [A] down a jobless road and where am [F#m] I to go?
[Bm] Tell me where am I [A] to go?
[N]
Key:
A
E
F#m
D
C#m
A
E
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, I lay down your [E] railroads every mile of [A] track With the muscles on [F#m] my arm and [E] the sweat upon [A] my back
_ [D] And now the trains are rolling, they roll to [A] every shore [D] You tell me that my [A] job is through, there ain't no [E] work no more
Oh, [A] I lay down your [E] highways all across the land _ With the ringing [F#m] of the steel and the [A] power of my hand _ _
[D] And now the [A] roads are there [D] like ribbons in the sky [D] You tell me that [A] my job is through, but still I [E] wonder why
_ [F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long [F#m] And the labor was all [E] I could bear
_ Now you've got new machines [C#m] for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay down your [A] fields _ With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels _
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, the steel is all aglow I'm walking down a jobless road [Em] and where am I to go?
[F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long And [F#m] the labor was [E] all I could bear
[F#m] Now you've got new [C#m] machines for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay [A] down your fields _ With my feet on the [F#m] ground [E] and my back to your [A] wheels _
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, [D] the steel is [A] all aglow [D] I'm walking [A] down a jobless road and where am [F#m] I to go?
_ [Bm] Tell me where am I [A] to go?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, I lay down your [E] railroads every mile of [A] track With the muscles on [F#m] my arm and [E] the sweat upon [A] my back
_ [D] And now the trains are rolling, they roll to [A] every shore [D] You tell me that my [A] job is through, there ain't no [E] work no more
Oh, [A] I lay down your [E] highways all across the land _ With the ringing [F#m] of the steel and the [A] power of my hand _ _
[D] And now the [A] roads are there [D] like ribbons in the sky [D] You tell me that [A] my job is through, but still I [E] wonder why
_ [F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long [F#m] And the labor was all [E] I could bear
_ Now you've got new machines [C#m] for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay down your [A] fields _ With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels _
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, the steel is all aglow I'm walking down a jobless road [Em] and where am I to go?
[F#m] For the wages were low [C#m] and the hours were long And [F#m] the labor was [E] all I could bear
[F#m] Now you've got new [C#m] machines for to take my place [Bm] And you tell me it's not [E] mine to share
[A] So I lay down [F#m] your factories [E] and lay [A] down your fields _ With my feet on the [F#m] ground [E] and my back to your [A] wheels _
[D] And now the smoke [A] is rising, [D] the steel is [A] all aglow [D] I'm walking [A] down a jobless road and where am [F#m] I to go?
_ [Bm] Tell me where am I [A] to go?
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _