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Factory Whistle's Blowing

Factory Whistle's Blowing easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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  • Verse 1
    D

    Factory whistles blowing,
    A

    another side of town

    Everybody's knowing,
    D

    the factory's closing down

    They can make them cheaper
    G

    over in Ja pan
    A

    That's the way it goes,

    now everybody knows
    D

    They don't need the working man
    A

    They can take their money,

    move it anywhere
    D
    A

    Here today in Guan,

    they can set up in Taiwan
    D

    Or the moon for all they care
    G

    Leavin' us a factory,
    D

    all it grows is weeds
    A

    Leavin' us a family,

    they're the same as ever
    D

    Hungry mouths to feed

    Factory whistle blowin',
    A

    another side of town

    Everybody's knowin',
    D

    factories closin' down

    They can make them cheaper
    G

    over in Ja pan
    A

    That's the way it goes,

    now everybody knows
    D

    they don't need a workin' man
    A

    Daddy joined a union, 1933
    D
    A

    He took it on the head,

    but I remember that he said

    that there is strength in unity
    D
    G

    Now we stand to gether,
    D

    pink slips with our pay
    A

    Storm will turn it over,

    factory days are
    D

    The company's gone away

    Factory whistle blowing
    A

    Other side of town

    Everybody's going
    D

    Factories closing down

    They can make them cheaper
    G

    Over in Ja pan
    A

    That's the way it goes

    now everybody knows
    D

    they don't need the working man
    A

    The president is smiling
    D

    about his free economy
    A

    But the furnaces are out

    and there's very little doubt
    D

    that it ain't very free for me
    G

    The president is smiling
    D

    and says we're doing fine
    A

    Sure, we're doing swell,

    we're productive as all hell on the
    D

    unemployment line

    Factory whistle blowin'
    A

    on the side of town

    Everybody's knowin'
    D

    the factory's closin' down

    They can make them cheaper
    G

    over in Ja pan
    A

    That's the way it goes,

    now everybody knows
    D

    They don't need the workin' man
    A

    That's the way it goes,

    now everybody knows
    D

    they don't need the working man,

    factory whistle blowing.

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