Mill Boys Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Sky[C] was bla[G]ck, Lord,
[D]rain came pouring [Em]down[G]
[C]Number 12 bus [G]shuffling
down [D]Shaw Road [Am]way
[C]Mules keep [G]spinning,
black-faced lifers [D]lifers peck the [Em]ground
[G]Sun[C] comes up like lig[G]htning
[D]over Tandle Hills [Am]grey
[D]We [Am]are m[G]ill boys,
stuck on the [Am]hill boys
Stuck in [C]the mill boys,
[F]'till our dy[G]ing [Am]day[C][G]
[Em]We are mill [Am]boys, stuck
on the hill boys
[C]Stuck [G]in[Am][C][G][Em][Am]
the mill
boys, 'till our dying [F]day[D]

[Verse 2]
[C]Cotton mill will [G]get you, boy,
she'll [D]take you to your [Em]grave[G]
[C]Tell you boy to [G]use your head,
ap[D]prentice out your [Am]days
[C]You'll end up [G]a nothing, buy,
with [D]cotton as your [Em]trade
[G]Sun[C] comes up like lig[G]htning
[D]over Tandle Hill[Am]s grey

[Verse 3]
[Am]
We [C]are [G]mill boys, stuck on the [Am]hill boys
Stuck in the [C]mill boys, [F]'till our dy[G]ing day
We are mill boys, stuck on the [Am]hill boys
Stuck in the [C]mill boys,
[F]'till our dy[G]ing day

[Verse 4]
It's [C]easy to see a [G]poor boy's blues
When he's [Am]working every [G]day
It's [C]harder to be there [G]in his shoes
He was [Am]born to be that [G]way