Key: D major
Intro 1
E
Verse 1
E
I ain't gonna work on
Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on
Maggie's farm no more
Well, I wake in the morning
Fold my hands and pray for rain
I got a head full of ideas
That are drivin' me insane
C#m
It's a shame the way she
B
makes me scrub the floor
E
I ain't gonna work on
Interlude 1
Maggie's farm no more
E
Verse 2
E
I ain't gonna work for
Maggie's brother no more
No, I ain't gonna work for
Maggie's brother no more
Well, he hands you a nickel
Em
He hands you a dime
E
Em
He asks you with a grin
E
Em
E
If you're havin' a good time
C#m
Then he fines you every
B
time you slam the door
E
I ain't gonna work for
Interlude 2
Maggie's brother no more
E
Verse 3
E
I ain't gonna work for
Maggie's pa no more
No, I ain't gonna work for
Maggie's pa no more
Well, he puts his cigar
Out in your face just for kicks
Em
His bedroom win dow
E
It is made out of bricks
C#m
The National Guard
B
stands around his door
E
Ah, I ain't gonna work for
Interlude 3
Maggie's pa no more
E
Verse 4
E
I ain't gonna work for
Maggie's ma no more
No, I ain't gonna work for
Maggie's ma no more
Well, she talks to all the servants
About man and God and law
Everybody says
She's the brains behind Pa
C#m
She's sixty eight,
B
but she says she's fifty four
E
I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more
Interlude 4
E
Verse 5
E
I ain't gonna work on
Maggie's farm no more
I ain't gonna work on
Maggie's farm no more
Well, I try my best
To be just like I am
But everybody wants you
To be just like them
C#m
B
They sing while you slave and I just get bored
E
I ain't gonna work on
Outro 1
Maggie's farm no more
E
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ChordsE C#m B Em
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