Chords for Della Mae with Alison Brown "Boston Town" FreshGrass 2018
Tempo:
126.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And on the floor in the city [F] of the spindles, got me a job to lift me [F] up to the [Bb] middle.
The operator [Cm] painted [Bb] a very pretty picture.
Work at the mills held [F] the promise of the scripture.
[Gm] But a girl like me was [Eb] work to [Bb] the bone.
Your fingers bled and [F] your body [Gm] moaned.
Fourteen hours a day and then [Bb] my paycheck was [F] half that of the men.
[Bb]
[G] Broken down [Bb] with the prison's face, that pile of money [F] they steal and waste.
[Bb] Then they said that after I cut our pay, soon we broke our gauge and [F] formed the [Bb] FLRA.
Oh, [Gm] they said what a [Eb] waste of a pretty girl [Bb] to let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity.
[Gm] So, kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll strike it on [Bb] the ground and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and we'll [Bb] head back down [G] to Boston town.
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[G] [Bb] [G]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [G]
[Bb] [Gm] They said what a waste [Eb] of a pretty girl to [Bb] let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity.
So, [Gm] kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll [Bb] strike it on the ground and [Eb] we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston town.
[Gm] It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out and [C] we'll head back down [F] to Boston town.
[Gm] Kiss me on that [Eb] sham, we'll [C] strike it on the ground [Eb] and we'll head [Bb] back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [C] never [Bb] put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
So, [Gm] kiss me on that sham, we'll [G] strike it on the ground and we'll head back [C] down to Boston town.
[Gm] So, it'll fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and [Eb] we'll head [Bb] back [Gm] down.
So, it'll fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] town.
[Bb]
The operator [Cm] painted [Bb] a very pretty picture.
Work at the mills held [F] the promise of the scripture.
[Gm] But a girl like me was [Eb] work to [Bb] the bone.
Your fingers bled and [F] your body [Gm] moaned.
Fourteen hours a day and then [Bb] my paycheck was [F] half that of the men.
[Bb]
[G] Broken down [Bb] with the prison's face, that pile of money [F] they steal and waste.
[Bb] Then they said that after I cut our pay, soon we broke our gauge and [F] formed the [Bb] FLRA.
Oh, [Gm] they said what a [Eb] waste of a pretty girl [Bb] to let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity.
[Gm] So, kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll strike it on [Bb] the ground and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and we'll [Bb] head back down [G] to Boston town.
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[G] [Bb] [G]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [G]
[Bb] [Gm] They said what a waste [Eb] of a pretty girl to [Bb] let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity.
So, [Gm] kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll [Bb] strike it on the ground and [Eb] we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston town.
[Gm] It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out and [C] we'll head back down [F] to Boston town.
[Gm] Kiss me on that [Eb] sham, we'll [C] strike it on the ground [Eb] and we'll head [Bb] back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [C] never [Bb] put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
So, [Gm] kiss me on that sham, we'll [G] strike it on the ground and we'll head back [C] down to Boston town.
[Gm] So, it'll fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and [Eb] we'll head [Bb] back [Gm] down.
So, it'll fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] town.
[Bb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
F
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And on the floor in the city [F] of the spindles, got me a job to lift me [F] up to the [Bb] middle.
The operator [Cm] painted [Bb] a very pretty picture.
Work at the mills held [F] the promise of the scripture.
_ _ [Gm] But a girl like me was [Eb] work to [Bb] the bone.
Your fingers bled and [F] your body _ [Gm] moaned.
Fourteen hours a day and then [Bb] my paycheck was [F] half that of the men.
_ _ [Bb] _
[G] Broken down [Bb] with the prison's face, that pile of money [F] they steal and waste.
[Bb] Then they said that after I cut our pay, soon we broke our gauge and [F] formed the _ [Bb] FLRA. _ _
Oh, [Gm] they said what a [Eb] waste of a pretty girl [Bb] to let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity.
_ _ _ [Gm] So, kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll strike it on [Bb] the ground and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and we'll [Bb] head back down [G] to Boston town. _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] They said what a waste [Eb] of a pretty girl to [Bb] let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity. _ _
So, [Gm] _ kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll [Bb] strike it on the ground and [Eb] we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston town.
_ [Gm] It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out and [C] we'll head back down [F] to Boston town.
[Gm] Kiss me on that [Eb] sham, we'll [C] strike it on the ground [Eb] and we'll head [Bb] back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [C] never [Bb] put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to _ Boston [Gm] town.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ So, [Gm] kiss me on that sham, we'll [G] strike it on the ground and we'll head back [C] down to Boston town.
_ [Gm] So, it'll fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and [Eb] we'll head [Bb] back [Gm] down.
So, it'll fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] town. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And on the floor in the city [F] of the spindles, got me a job to lift me [F] up to the [Bb] middle.
The operator [Cm] painted [Bb] a very pretty picture.
Work at the mills held [F] the promise of the scripture.
_ _ [Gm] But a girl like me was [Eb] work to [Bb] the bone.
Your fingers bled and [F] your body _ [Gm] moaned.
Fourteen hours a day and then [Bb] my paycheck was [F] half that of the men.
_ _ [Bb] _
[G] Broken down [Bb] with the prison's face, that pile of money [F] they steal and waste.
[Bb] Then they said that after I cut our pay, soon we broke our gauge and [F] formed the _ [Bb] FLRA. _ _
Oh, [Gm] they said what a [Eb] waste of a pretty girl [Bb] to let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity.
_ _ _ [Gm] So, kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll strike it on [Bb] the ground and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and we'll [Bb] head back down [G] to Boston town. _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] They said what a waste [Eb] of a pretty girl to [Bb] let the labor [F] flag unfurl.
[Gm] I said what more [Eb] can you take from me?
[Bb] I own my hands and [F] my dignity. _ _
So, [Gm] _ kiss me on that sham, [Eb] we'll [Bb] strike it on the ground and [Eb] we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston town.
_ [Gm] It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out and [C] we'll head back down [F] to Boston town.
[Gm] Kiss me on that [Eb] sham, we'll [C] strike it on the ground [Eb] and we'll head [Bb] back down [F] to Boston [Gm] town.
It's gonna fire [Eb] and they'll [C] never [Bb] put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to _ Boston [Gm] town.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ So, [Gm] kiss me on that sham, we'll [G] strike it on the ground and we'll head back [C] down to Boston town.
_ [Gm] So, it'll fire and [Eb] they'll never [Bb] put it out and [Eb] we'll head [Bb] back [Gm] down.
So, it'll fire [Eb] and they'll [Bb] never put it out [Eb] and we'll [Bb] head back down [F] to Boston [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] town. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _