Gold Watch Blues - Donovan Chords
Chords: Am, C, G/B
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Genre: blues, folk, pop
[Verse 1]
Am C G/B Am
I went up for my interview on the fourth day of July
Am C G/B Am
Personnel man, he questioned me until I nearly cried
Am C G/B Am
Made me fill in forms until I shook with fear
Am C G/B Am
About the colour of my toilet roll and if my cousin's queer
[Chorus]
Am C G/B Am
"Here's your gold watch and the shackles for your chain
Am C G/B Am
And your piece of paper to say you left here sane"
Am C G/B Am
"And if you've a son who wants a good career
Am C G/B Am
Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years"
[Verse 2]
Am C G/B Am
He asked me how many jobs I'd had before
Am C G/B Am
He nearly had a heart attack when I answered, "Four"
Am C G/B Am
"Four jobs in twenty years, oh, this can never be"
Am C G/B Am
"We only take on men who work until they die"
[Chorus]
Am C G/B Am
"Here's your gold watch and the shackles for your chain
Am C G/B Am
And your piece of paper to say you left here sane"
Am C G/B Am
"And if you've a son who wants a good career
Am C G/B Am
Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years"
[Verse 3]
Am C G/B Am
He took me outside to where the gravestones stand in line
Am C G/B Am
"This is where we bury them, in quick-stone and in lime"
Am C G/B Am
"And if you come to work for us, on this you must agree
Am C G/B Am
That if you're going to die, please, do it during tea."
[Chorus]
Am C G/B Am
"Here's your gold watch and the shackles for your chain
Am C G/B Am
And your piece of paper to say you left here sane"
Am C G/B Am
"And if you've a son who wants a good career
Am C G/B Am
Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years"
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