Mill Boys chords by
Barclay James Harvest 
Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
C
G
Sky was black, Lord,
D
Em
G
rain came pouring down
C
G
Number 12 bus shuffling
D
Am
down Shaw Road way
C
G
Mules keep spinning,
D
Em
black-faced lifers lifers peck the ground
G
C
G
Sun comes up like lightning
D
Am
over Tandle Hills grey
D
Am
G
We are mill boys,
Am
stuck on the hill boys
C
Stuck in the mill boys,
F
G
Am
C
G
'till our dy ing day
Em
Am
We are mill boys, stuck
on the hill boys
C
G
Am
C
G
Em
Am
Stuck in
the mill
F
D
boys, 'till our dying day
Verse 2
C
G
Cotton mill will get you, boy,
D
Em
G
she'll take you to your grave
C
G
Tell you boy to use your head,
D
Am
ap prentice out your days
C
G
You'll end up a noth ing, buy,
D
Em
with cotton as your trade
G
C
G
Sun comes up like lightning
D
Am
over Tandle Hill s grey
Verse 3
Am
C
G
Am
We are mill boys, stuck on the hill boys
C
F
G
Stuck in the mill boys, 'till our dy ing day
Am
We are mill boys, stuck on the hill boys
C
Stuck in the mill boys,
F
G
'till our dy ing day
Verse 4
C
G
It's easy to see a poor boy's blues
Am
G
When he's working every day
C
G
It's harder to be there in his shoes
Am
G
He was born to be that way
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C D Em Am...
G
C
D
Em
Am
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