CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: C G Am C G Am My name is William Taylor C G And I was born in '24 Am C G Am Too late to know the Great Fallen C G In time to know the Great Fall F C G Am When my father died of money F C G My mother lived in spite F C Am We laughed when nothing was funny C G And how we wept when nothing was left Am C G Am So I left her there in boomtown C G When I reached fifteen years Am C G Am And I travelled mostly northeast C G With my head held mostly down F C G Am 'Cause they said there was more in Baltimore F C G Where those shipyards never close F C G Am You can sell the man your labour C G Am And send the money home C G Am Broadway found me penniless C G And the mission found me last Am C G Am They gave me a coat and three days rest C G And when I awoke and left F C G Am A shroud of steam surrounded me F C G And I was borne away F C G Am And I found myself at Sparrows Point C G Am With a slingshot in my hand C G Am Standing there around me C G Two thousand idle hands Am C G Am Their heads bowed low, their hopes not high C G Their hearts weaned of their homes F C G Am And their pockets full of photographs F C G Their eyes full of goodbyes F C G Am I took my place among my kind C G Am And I held my place in line INSTRUMENTAL: Am C G Am C G (2x) FCGAFCGGm Am C G Am Now I'm twenty-one and well-employed C G And I send home most of my pay Am C G Am Which leaves plenty left for cigarettes C G To help me pass the days F C G Am With beloved friends surrounding me F C G The cold streets so far away F C G Am Three days west of Normandy C G A rifle in my hand