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Song title: Phil Ochs - Automation Song

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G  b7    em  am7  d7		g
Oh I laid down your railroads, every mile of track.
B7	 em am7   d7	  g
With the muscles on my arm and the sweat upon my back.
G7 c		 g		c	   g
And now the trains are rolling, they roll to every shore
C	    g		   a7 	   d
You tell me that my job is through, there aint no work no more.
G  b7	em am7	 d7	   g
Though I laid down your highways all across the land.
B7   em  am7	  d7	    g
With the ringing of the steel and the power of my hands.
G7 c    g 		  c		 g
And now the roads are there like ribbons in the sky,
C		 g		  a7		  d
You tell me that my job is through but still I wonder why.

Em			bm
For the wages were low and the hours were long
Em			 d7
And the labour was all I could bear.
Em			 bm
Now youve got new machines for to take my place
Am7		    d7
And you tell me its not mine to share.
G	b7	 em am7	d7	    g
Though I laid down your factories and laid down your fields,
B7   em   am7  d7		g
With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels.
G7 c		   g 	 c		 g
And now the smoke is rising, the steel is all a-glow,
C		g		 d7	    g
Im walking down a jobless road and where am I to go.

(repeat)

Em	  am	  d7	 g
Tell me, where am I to go. /pre>