Mill Boys Chords
Mill Boys by Barclay James Harvest is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, D, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C G D Em
Sky was black, Lord, rain came pouring down
C G D Am
Number 12 bus shuffling down Shaw Road way
C G D Em
Mules keep spinning, blackfaced lifers peck the ground
C G D Am
Sun comes up like lightning over Tango Hills grey
G Am
We are mill boys, stuck on the hill boys
C G
Stuck in the mill boys, 'till our dying day
SOLO Am C G Em Am C G
Am C G Em Am G D
verse 2
C G D Em
Cotton mill will get you, boy, she'll take you to your grave
C G D Am
Tell you boy to use your head, apprentice out your days
C G D Em
You'll end up a nothing, boy, with cotton as your trade
C G D Am
Sun comes up like lightning over Tango Hill grey
G Am
We are mill boys, stuck on the hill boys
C G
Stuck in the mill boys, 'till our dying day
G Am
We are mill boys, stuck on the hill boys
C G
Stuck in the mill boys, 'till our dying day
verse 3
C G
It's easy to see a poor boy's blues
Am G
When he's working every day
ENJOY...