The Migrant Worker – Jim Croce
Nghệ sĩ: Jim Croce
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
THE MIGRANT WORKER
As recorded by Jim Croce feat. Ingrid Croce
(1970 recording)
Capo 2nd fret
To play without a capo transpose +2 steps.
Intro
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
Pickin' wasn't easy
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Kept you brown and thin
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Been a child for every season
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That the fruit was on the limb
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
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Pack the truck, Maria
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Tell the kids we're off again
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Cross a dozen states or more
ch]Am7[/ch
We'll teach 'em what we can
ch]Am7[/ch
Teach 'em what we can
ch]D7[/ch
We can't do more
ch]Am7[/ch
The land is good
ch]D7[/ch
But still the livin's poor
Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
Harvest in September
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Drought in mid-July
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
January's peeking
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Through a white lace gypsy sky
Verse 4→ Phiên khúc
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March rolls into April
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Then plant and pray for rain
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Sweat like hell in August
ch]Am7[/ch
Run the circle once again
ch]Am7[/ch
Run the circle once again
ch]D[/ch
And then once more
ch]Am7[/ch
The land is good
ch]D[/ch
But still the livin's poor
Interlude
Verse 5→ Phiên khúc
ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
Oregon in August
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Michigan in May
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Tryin' to make enough
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
To keep my family on its way
Verse 6→ Phiên khúc
ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
And buy the pickin' boss a drink
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
To keep working every day
ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
You know it isn't honest
ch]Am7[/ch
But you do it any way
Outro
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Do it anyway to keep alive
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Do it anyway to keep alive
