The Work Song chords by Maria Muldaur
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Verse 1
(F sharpdim) (D major) (C major) Back before the blues
were blue (F sharpdim) (C major)
When the good old (A minor) songs were new (A flataug) (F minor)
(C major) Songs that may no (F sharpdim) longer
please us (C major)
'Bout the darkies, about (G major) Je sus (C major)
(G major) Mississippi minstrels,
(C major) color of molasses
Strumming (F major) on their banjos to
(G major) entertain their (C major) masses
Some (A minor) said garbage, (A flataug) others said art
You (C major) couldn't (A minor) call it (C major) soul,
you (D major) had to call (C major) it heart
Verse 2
Woah, (G major) backs broke bending,
digging holes (C major) to plant the seeds
The (F major) owners ate the cane and the
(C major) workers (G major) ate the (C major) weeds
Putting (G major) wood in the stove
and (C major) water in the cup
You (F major) worked so hard that
you (C major) died standing up
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Verse 3
(C major)
When I was a little thing
My papa tried to (A minor) make me sing (A flataug)
(C major) "Home Sweet Home"
an (F sharpdim) d "Aurelie"
(C major) These were songs that my
daddy (D minor) taught (C major) me
"Camp (G major) Town Races" and "Susan (C major)
nah Don't You Cry"
(F major) "Gentle Annie" still brings
a (G major) tear to my (C major) eye
(A minor) Label it garbage, (A flataug) label it art
You (A minor) couldn't (D major) call it (C major) soul,
you (D major) had to call (C major) it heart
Verse 4
Oh, (G major) backs broke bending,
digging holes (C major) to plant the seeds
The (F major) owners ate the cane and the
(C major) workers (G major) ate the (C major) weeds
Putting (G major) wood in the stove
and (C major) water in the cup
You (F major) worked so hard that
you (C major) died (G major) standing (C major) up (G major)
Verse 5
(C major) Sing me songs 'bout (F sharpdim) days gone by
(C major) Make me laugh and (A minor) make me cry (A flataug)
(G major) Break (C major) my female (F sharpdim) heart in two
(C major) Sing me songs that say I (D minor) love (C major) you
(G major) Lower your eyes and raise your
(C major) hand up to your breast
(F major) Sing me one about the sun set (C major) ting
in the West
Interlude 1
Mm- hmm, mm- hmm
(A minor) (F minor)
(Ddim) (F minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (D major) (C major)
Verse 6
Oh, (G major) backs broke bending,
digging holes (C major) to plant the seeds
(F major) The owners ate the cane and the
(G major) workers ate the (C major) weeds
Putting (G major) wood in the stove
and (C major) water in the cup
You (F major) worked so hard that
you (C major) died (G major) standing (C major) up
Verse 7
(G major) Backs broke bending,
digging holes (C major) to plant the seeds
The (F major) owners ate the cane and the
(G major) workers ate the (C major) weeds
Putting (G major) wood in the stove
and (C major) water in the cup
You (F major) worked so hard that you (C major) died
(G major) standing (C major) up
(F major) (F sharpdim) (G major) (C major)
The Work Song
Maria Muldaur
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