WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Phil Ochs - Automation Song Chords | Ver. 1
[Verse]
A F#m E A
Oh, I laid down your railroads, every mile of track,
F#m E A A7
With the muscles on my arm and the sweat upon my back,
D A D A
And now the trains are rolling, they roll to every shore;
D A B7 E
You tell me that my job is through, there ain't no work no more.
[Verse]
A F#m E A
Though I laid down your highways, all across the land,
F#m E A A7
With the ringing of the steel and the power of my hands,
D A D A
And now the roads are there like ribbons in the sky;
D A B7 E
You tell me that my job is through but still I wonder why.
[Chorus]
F#m C#m
For the wages were low and the hours were long
F#m E
And the labor was all I could bear.
F#m C#m
Now you've got new machines for to take my place,
Bm E
And you tell me it's not mine to share.
[Verse]
A F#m E A
Though I laid down your factories and laid down your fields
F#m E A A7
With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels.
D A D A
And now the smoke is rising, the steel is all aglow,
D A E A E
I'm walking down a jobless road and where am I to go?
[Chorus]
F#m C#m
For the wages were low and the hours were long
F#m E
And the labor was all I could bear.
F#m C#m
Now you've got new machines for to take my place,
Bm E
And you tell me it's not mine to share.
[Outro Verse]
A F#m E A
Though I laid down your factories and laid down your fields
F#m E A A7
With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels.
D A D A
And now the smoke is rising, the steel is all aglow,
D A E F#m
I'm walking down a jobless road and where am I to go?
Bm E A
Tell me, where am I to go?
