Song Name: | Union Maid | By: | Woody Guthrie |
Posted By: | chibluesteve | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | C | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2008-08-07 00:08:41 | Modified: | 2008-08-08 00:08:10 |
Song: | C Tenor - Low C
-3 -5 -5 -5 -5 <-6 -7 There once was a union- maid, -5 7 -8 -9 -8 -7 who never was afraid <-6 7 <-6 6 7 <-6 <-6 6 -5 Of- goons and ginks and company-- finks <-6 <-6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -7 -7 -7 and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid. -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 <-6 -7 She went to the union hall -5 -5 7 -8 -9 -8 -8 when a meeting it was called, <-6 7 <-6 6 6 <-6 6 -5 And when the Legion boys came 'round <-6 6 -4 5 6 -5 She always stood her ground. -9 <8 -8 -8 -8 Oh, you can't scare me, -9 <8 <8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 I'm sticking to the union-, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union. -9 <8 -8 -8 -8 Oh, you can't scare me, -9 <8 <8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 I'm sticking to the union, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union 7 7 <-6 6 -5 'til the day I die. -3 -5 -5 -5 <-6 -7 This union maid was wise -5 -5 7 -8 -9 -8 -8 -7 to the tricks of company- spies, <-6 7 7 <-6 6 She never got fooled 7 7 <-6 <-6 6 -5 by a company-- stool, <-6 6 6 6 6 -7 -7 -7 she'd always organize the guys. -3 -5 -5 -5 <-6 -7 She always got her way -5 -5 7 -8 -9 -8 -8 when she struck for better pay. <-6 7 <-6 6 She'd show her card 7 7 <-6 <-6 6 -5 to the National- Guard <-6 6 -4 5 6 -5 And this is what she'd say -9 <8 -8 -8 -8 Oh, you can't scare me, -9 <8 <8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 I'm sticking to the union-, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union. -9 <8 -8 -8 -8 Oh, you can't scare me, -9 <8 <8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 I'm sticking to the union, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union 7 7 <-6 6 -5 'til the day I die. -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 <-6 -7 You gals who want to be- free, -5 7 7 -8 -8 -9 -8 -7 just take a little tip from me; <-6 7 <-6 6 7 7 <-6 6 -5 Get you a man who's a union man <-6 6 6 6 6 6 -7 -7 -7 and join the ladies' auxiliary. -5 -5 -5 <-6 -7 Married life ain't hard -5 -5 7 -8 -9 -8 -8 when you got a union card, <-6 7 <-6 6 7 7 <-6 6 -5 A-- union man has a happy life <-6 <-6 6 -4 5 6 -5 when he's got a union wife. -9 <8 -8 -8 -8 Oh, you can't scare me, -9 <8 <8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 I'm sticking to the union-, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union. -9 <8 -8 -8 -8 Oh, you can't scare me, -9 <8 <8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 I'm sticking to the union, -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 I'm sticking to the union 7 7 <-6 6 -5 'til the day I die. |