Factory Whistle's Blowing
Factory Whistle's Blowing

Factory Whistle's Blowing easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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    • Verse 1
    Fact
    ory 
    whistles 
    blowing, 

    another 
    side 
    of 
    town 

    Everybody's 
    knowing, 

    the 
    factory's 
    closing 
    down 

    They 
    can 
    make them 
    cheaper 

    over 
    in 
    Ja
    pan 

    That's 
    the way it 
    goes, 

    now everybody 
    knows 

    They 
    don't need 
    the 
    working 
    man 

    They 
    can 
    take their 
    money, 

    move 
    it 
    anywhere 

    Here 
    today 
    in 
    Guan, 

    they can set 
    up 
    in Taiwan 

    Or 
    the moon 
    for 
    all 
    they 
    care 

    Leavin' 
    us a 
    factory, 

    all 
    it 
    grows 
    is weeds 

    Leavin' 
    us 
    a 
    family, 

    they're 
    the 
    same 
    as ever 

    Hungry 
    mouth
    s to 
    feed 

    Factory 
    whistle 
    blowin', 

    another 
    side 
    of 
    town 

    Everybody's 
    knowin', 

    factories 
    clos
    in' 
    down 

    They 
    can 
    make 
    them cheaper 

    over 
    in 
    Ja
    pan 

    That's 
    the way 
    it 
    goes, 

    now everybody 
    knows 

    they don't 
    need 
    a workin' 
    man 

    Daddy 
    joined 
    a 
    union, 
    1933 

    He 
    took it 
    on 
    the 
    head, 

    but I remember 
    that he 
    said 

    that 
    there is 
    strength 
    in unity 

    Now 
    we 
    stand 
    to
    gether, 

    pink 
    slips 
    with our 
    pay 

    Storm 
    will turn 
    it over, 

    factory 
    days 
    are 

    The 
    company's 
    gone 
    away 

    Factory 
    whistle 
    blowing 

    Other 
    side 
    of town 

    Everybody's 
    going 

    Factories 
    clos
    ing down 

    They 
    can 
    make 
    them cheaper 

    Over 
    in 
    Ja
    pan 

    That's 
    the way 
    it 
    goes 

    now everybody 
    knows 

    they don't need 
    the working 
    man 

    The 
    president 
    is 
    smiling 

    about 
    his 
    free economy 

    But 
    the 
    furnaces 
    are 
    out

    and there's very 
    little 
    doubt 

    that 
    it ain't 
    very 
    free 
    for me 

    The 
    president 
    is 
    smiling 

    and 
    says we're 
    doing 
    fine 

    Sure, 
    we're doing 
    swell, 

    we're productive 
    as all 
    hell 
    on the 

    unemployment 
    line 

    Factory 
    whistle 
    blowin' 

    on the 
    side of 
    town 

    Everybody's 
    knowin' 

    the 
    factory's 
    clos
    in' 
    down 

    They 
    can 
    make 
    them cheaper 

    over 
    in 
    Ja
    pan 

    That's 
    the way 
    it 
    goes, 

    now everybody 
    knows 

    They don't 
    need 
    the workin' 
    man 

    That's 
    the way 
    it 
    goes, 

    now everybody 
    knows 

    they 
    don't 
    need 
    the working 
    man, 

    factory 
    whistle 
    blowing. 

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