Union Maid chords by Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger

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Verse 1
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 (D major) There  (G major) once  (D major) was a union
maid, she never was afraid
A 
Of goons  (A major) and ginks and company finks and the
D 
deputy sheriffs who made  (D major) the raid.
G 
She went to  (G major) the union hall when
D 
a meeting  (D major) it was called,
And when the Legion
boys come 'round
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She always stood her  (G major) ground.

Verse 2
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Oh, you can't scare me,  (D major) 
I'm sticking to the union,
A 
I'm stick (A major) ing to the union,
I'm sticking to the union.
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Oh, you can't  (G major) scare me,
D 
I'm sticking to the union,  (D major) 
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I'm sticking  (A major) to the union 'til the day I die.

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Verse 3
This union maid was wise to the tricks
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of company  (D major) spies,
She couldn't be fooled by a company stool,
she'd always organize the guys.
G 
 (G major) She always got her way when
she struck for better pay.
She'd show her card to
the National Guard
D 
And  (D major) this is what she'd say

Verse 4
You gals who want to be free, just
take a tip from me;
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Get you a  (A major) man who's a union man
and join the ladies' auxiliary.
Married life ain't hard when
D 
you got  (D major) a union card,
A union man has a happy life
when he's got a union wife.