Chord Expiration Day by Vic Chesnutt

transcribed by : scott holcomb A# F A# i’m a machinist at the springfield armory A# D# A# just slightly ahead of my time A# F Gm D# but i don’t make much money F G# A# so i sell eggs and chickens on the side A# F Gm D# F G# A# A# F A# i’m good at what i do A# D# A# and i take great pride A# F Gm D# but i don’t make much money F G# A# so i sell eggs and chickens on the side D# A# and my wife does love me D# A# but she can’t realize D# A# why i won’t go back down south A# F and leave the armory behind A# F A# but i lo - ve my job A# D# A# i’ll shave metal until i die A# F Gm D# and until i do , i’ll take on F G# A# any extra thing it takes to provide A# F Gm D# F G# A# A# F A# and i know it’ll kill me A# D# A# breathing all those fumes A# F Gm D# but i’d sooner sniff solution F G# A# than a baker’s dozen hothouse blooms D# A# and my wife does love me D# A# but she can’t realize D# A# why i won’t go back down south A# F and leave the armory behind A# F A# but i feel it is important A# D# A# what i do upon my lathe A# F Gm D# i pledge to do the detail work F G# A# until my expiration day A# F A# until my expiration day A# F A# until my expiration day A# F Gm D# until my expiration day A# F Gm D# F G# A# x2