Factory Girl chords by Ralph McTell

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Hurrying across the
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A 
D 
bridge before the siren calls.
Em 
This morning she's chasing her shadow,
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D 
along the factory wall.
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And through the gate,
D 
where she will wait in line.
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To cross the yard,
to clock her card in time.
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Verse 2

And under her scarf, her hair set in curls,

The day begins for the factory girl.

For a while the girls try to talk,

but their voices soon drown in the din.

Their eyes watch their hands do the work,

and a new day's rhythm begins.

Verse 3
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D 
No change today, like yesterday, the same
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But dinner soon, then afternoon,
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then home.
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D 
Then hurrying home in the fading light,
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The factory girl is going out
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to  night.
D 

Verse 4
Am 
Her momma says "Don't be late,
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D 
G 
you've got to get up again before eight".
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"Yes", she cries,
but there's joy in her eyes,
A 
As she runs down the path
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through the gate.
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And out on the rainy streets
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hoping that the night will last.
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Verse 5
Em 
No whispering palms on the beach,
for her,
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D 
Just the swish of the cars going past.
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And she believes no one could
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feel the same,
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D 
Touching and whispering in the rain.

Verse 6
D 
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And the rain takes away
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D 
her beautiful curls.
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Em 
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The night is soon gone for the fact
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D 
Am 
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ory girl.
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D 
Em 
And hurrying across the bridge
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D 
before the siren calls.
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This morning she's skipping the puddles,
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D 
all along the factory wall.

Verse 7
G 
A starling sings, he shakes his wings,
D 
she smiles.
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Then at the gate, she hesitates,
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for a while.
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Then from inside the gates,
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D 
the sirens roar.
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D 
And across the yard runs the factory girl.