Chords for Wil Maring - Millworker by James Taylor

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[A] My grandfather was a sailor, [D] he blew in [A] off the water.
My father was a farmer and I his [E] only daughter.
[A] I took up with an old good mill [D] working man from [A]
Massachusetts.
He died from too much whiskey [D] and left me [E] these three faces [A] to feed. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Millwork ain't easy, [D] _ [A] millwork ain't hard.
Millwork ain't nothing [D] but an awful [E] boring job.
[A] I'm waiting on a [D] daydream to take me [A] through the morning
and put me in my coffee [D] break where I can [E] have a sandwich [A] and remember.
_ [G] It's just me and my machine [D] for the rest of the morning,
[Bm] the rest of the [E] afternoon and all for the rest [A] of my life.
[D] Now _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ my mind begins to wander [D] to the days back [A] on the farm.
I can see my [E] father smiling [D] at me swinging on his arm.
[A] I can hear my granddad's stories [D] of storms [A] out on Lake Erie
where vessels [E] and [D] cargoes and fortunes and [E] sailors' lives were [A] lost.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] Now my [E] life has been wasted [A] and I've been the fool
to let this manufacturer use my body [E] for a tool.
[A] I can ride [E] home in the evening [A] staring at my hands
swearing [E] by my sorrow [D] that a young girl [E] ought to stand a [A] better chance.
[G] So may I work the mill [D] just as long as I am able
[Bm] and never meet the man [E] whose name is on [A] the label.
It's [G] just me and my machine [D] for the rest of the morning,
[Bm] the rest of the afternoon [E] and all for the rest of my [A] life.
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