Textile factory chords by
Emitt Rhodes

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Key: G major

Verse 1
C C 
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I'd like to tell you
'bout my home town
D D 
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But it's awfully hard to
explain to a stranger
C C 
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It's been a year since I went down
D D 
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To the place that I  was born and raised,
Am Am 
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sir, oh.
D D 
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I gotta

Verse 2
C C 
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F F 
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make it rich I'm getting tired
D D 
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of digging ditches back on the farm
G G 
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I got a girl I wanna marry and I
C C 
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know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work,
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D D 
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I got my shirt sleeves rolled up around my arms
G G 
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I got a chance to make it rich
C C 
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in a textile factory.

Verse 3
C C 
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Well, my papa was a poor man but always
D D 
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did the best he could
G G 
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And he whipped my behind whenever
C C 
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I wasn't good
There were six of us children
D D 
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in my family
G G 
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Mmm and not a single one of us
C C 
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has ever learned how to read.

Verse 4

Well, I'm really not complaining,

my parents were the best you could have

Well, I love my mama and I really

respected my dad.

Verse 5
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Well, let me tell you that every Sunday morning we
D D 
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would dress in our Sunday clothes
G G 
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And we would listen to a sermon from the
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preacher about our good Lord
Well, the preacher said: 'Child,
D D 
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be thankful for the food you eat'
G G 
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But my tastes are getting bigger,
C C 
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I think I'll be traveling East.
G G 
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You know I

Verse 6
gotta make it rich,
D D 
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I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
G G 
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I got a girl I wanna marry and I
C C 
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know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work,
F F 
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D D 
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I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
G G 
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I got a chance to make it rich
C C 
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in a textile factory.

Verse 7

Well, now listen here brother if

you think you've got it bad

Mmm well, what do you think

about the life I've had?

Verse 8
C C 
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Well, my father said to me: 'Son,
D D 
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you know you've got to earn your keep'
G G 
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So I've been working from sun
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up to sun down since I was thirteen
Well, my father said: 'Boy,
D D 
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be thankful got a place to sleep'
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But I've been sleeping awful restless
C C 
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and I think I'll be moving East.
G G 
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You know I gotta

Verse 9
make it rich,
D D 
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I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
G G 
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I got a girl I wanna marry and I
C C 
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know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work,
F F 
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D D 
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I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
G G 
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I got a chance to make it rich
C C 
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in a textile factory.
G G 
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You know I gotta make

Verse 10
G G 
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it rich,
D D 
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I'm getting tired of digging ditches back on the farm
G G 
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I got a girl I wanna marry and I
C C 
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know that she loves me
Yes, I'm ready for work,
F F 
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D D 
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I got my sleeves rolled up around my arms
G G 
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I got a chance to make it rich
in a textile factory.
C C 
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G G 
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