| Song Name: | Union Maid | By: | Woody Guthrie |
| Posted By: | chibluesteve | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2008-06-02 00:06:23 | Modified: | 2008-06-02 00:06:38 |
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There once was a union maid, 4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 she never was afraid 5 -5 5 -4 Of goons and ginks -5 5 5 -4 4 and company finks 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 and the deputy-- sheriffs -4 6 6 6 who made the raid. 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 She went to the union hall 4 4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 when a meeting it was called, 5 -5 5 -4 -4 -5 -4 4 And when the Legion boys come 'round 5 -4 -3" -3 -4 4 She always stood her ground. 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 Oh, you can't scare me, 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 -4 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union. 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 Oh, you can't scare me, 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 -4 I'm sticking to the union -5 -5 5 -4 4 'til the day I die. 3 4 4 4 5 6 This union maid was wise 4 4 -5 -6 7 7 -6 6 to the tricks of company spies, 5 -5 -5 5 -4 She couldn't be fooled -5 -5 5 5 -4 4 by a- company stool, 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 6 6 6 she'd always organize the guys. 3 4 4 4 5 6 She always got her way 4 4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 when she struck for better pay. 5 -5 5 -4 She'd show her card -5 -5 5 5 -4 4 to the National Guard 5 -4 -3" -3 -4 4 And this is what she'd say 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 Oh, you can't scare me, 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 -4 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union. 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 Oh, you can't scare me, 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 -4 I'm sticking to the union -5 -5 5 -4 4 'til the day I die. 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 You gals who want to be free, 4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 just take a tip from me; 5 -5 5 -4 Get you a man -5 -5 5 -4 4 who's a union man 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 6 6 6 and join the ladies' auxiliary. 4 4 4 5 6 Married life ain't hard 4 4 -5 -6 7 -6 6 when you got a union card, 5 -5 5 -4 A union man -5 -5 5 -4 4 has a happy life 5 5 -4 -3" -3 -4 4 when he's got a-- union wife. 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 Oh, you can't scare me, 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 -4 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union. 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 Oh, you can't scare me, 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 I'm sticking to the union, 6 -6 -6 6 6 6 -4 I'm sticking to the union -5 -5 5 -4 4 'til the day I die. |