Chord Millworker by James Taylor

Intro D C/D D Verse 1 D A G D Now my grandfather was a sailor, he blew in off the water D A G A My father was a farmer and I, his only daughter, D A G D took up with a no-good millworking man from Massachusetts D A G A. D who dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed Interlude D G A Verse 2 D A G A Mill-work ain't easy; mill-work ain't hard D A G A Mill-work, it ain't nothing but an goddman awful boring job D A G A I'm waiting for a day dream to take me through the morning D A G A D and put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and remember Chorus 1 C G Then it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning A for the rest of the afternoon D and the rest of my life Verse 3 D A G A Now my mind begins to wander to the days back on the farm D A G A I can see my father smiling at me, swingin' on his arm D A G A I can hear my grand-dad's stories of the storms out on Lake Erie D A G A D where vessels and cargos and fortunes and sailor's lives were lost Verse 4 D A G A Yes, but it's my life has been wasted, and I have been the fool D A G A to let this manufacturer use my body for a tool D A G A I can ride home in the evening, staring at my hands D A G A D swearing by my sorrow that a young girl ought to stand a better chance Chorus 2 C G So may I work the mills just as long as I am able C A D and never meet the man whose name is on the label C G And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning C A for the rest of the afternoon D and the rest of my life