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Papa Made A Living By Working Sawmills - Blue Moon Rising Chords

Chords: Am, Em7, G, E7, A, E, Em

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Genre: folk, rock, country


[Intro]
Am Em7 Am
Am G Am (2x)

[Verse 1]
Am G Am
In North Carolina where my papa came from,
G Am
A man was known by the work that he done.
E7 G Am
Welfare checks never paid his bills;
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am G A Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.

[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am E
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am E
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G A E Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
Am E G Am
G Am
G Am

[Verse 2]
Am G Am
He'd leave every morning with his axe and saw;
G Am
Cut down the timber that the horses would haul.
Am G Am
God-fearin' man with a woodsman's skill;
G A
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
Am G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.

[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G A Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am E
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.

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