Chords
[Intro]
B5
[Verse 1]
I B5ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
Well, I wake up in the morning
Fold my hands and pray for rain
I got a head full of ideas
That are drivin' me insane
It's a shameAsus2 the way she makes meE5 scrub the B5floor
I ain't gonna Asus2work on,E5 no
I B5ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
[Pre-Chorus]
I B5ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more
Well, he hands you a nickel
He hands you a dime
He asks you with a grin
If you're havin' a good time
[Chorus]
Then he A5fines you every timeE5 you slam the B5door
I A5ain't gonna work for,E5 no
No, I B5ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more
[Verse 2]
B5 I B5ain't gonna work for Maggie's pa no more
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's pa no more
Well, he puts his cigar
Out in your face just for kicks
His bedroom window
It is made out of bricks
The National Asus2Guard E5 stands around his B5door
Ah, I ain't gonna Asus2work for,E5 no
I B5ain't gonna work for Maggie's pa no more
[Pre-Chorus]
I B5ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more
Well, she talks to all the servants
About man and God and law
And everybody's saying
She's the brains behind pa
[Chorus]
She's A5sixty eight,E5 but she says she's twenty B5four
I A5ain't gonna work for,E5 no
I B5ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more B5
[Interlude]
I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
Well, I try my best
To be just like I am
But everybody wants you
To be just like them
[Chorus]
They A5say, "Sing while you E5slave," and I just get B5bored
I A5ain't gonna work on,E5 no
I B5ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
[Outro]
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