Goldwatch Blues
DonovanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I went up for my interview on the fourth day of July.
Personnel man he questioned me until I nearly cried,
He made me fill in forms until I shook with fear
About the colour of my toilet roll and if my cousin's queer.
CHROUS:
Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain
And your piece of paper to say you left here sane.
And if you've a son who wants a good career
Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years.
He asked me how many jobs I'd had before.
He nearly had a heart attack when I answered, four.
Four jobs in twenty years, oh, this can never be
We only take on men who work until they die.
He took me outside to where the gravestones stand in line.
This is where we bury them in quick-stone and in lime
And if you come to work for us on this you must agree,
That if you're going to die please do it during tea-break
This story that you heard you may think rather queer
But it is the truth you'll be surprised to hear.
I did not want no job upon the board,
I just wanted to take a broom and sweep the bloody floor.
am = hammer your middle finger on the string now and then
* = 020010 or
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Readable chord sheet for Goldwatch Blues by Donovan
[Am]I went up for my interview on the [C]fourth day [C]of Jul[Am]y. [Am]Personnel man he questioned me un[C]til I [C]nearly [Am]cried, [Am]He made me fill in forms unt[C]il I s[C]hook with [Am]fear [Am]About the colour of my toilet roll and [C]if my [C]cousin's [Am]queer. CHROUS: [Am]Here's your goldwatch and the [C]shackles [C]for your [Am]chain [Am]And your piece of paper to [C]say you [C]left here [Am]sane. [Am]And if you've a son who [C]wants a [C]good ca[Am]reer Just [Am]get him to sign on the dotted line and [C]work for [Em]fifty y[Am]ears. He asked me how many jobs I'd had before. He nearly had a heart attack when I answered, four. Four jobs in twenty years, oh, this can never be We only take on men who work until they die. He took me outside to where the gravestones stand in line. This is where we bury them in quick-stone and in lime And if you come to work for us on this you must agree, That if you're going to die please do it during tea-break This story that you heard you may think rather queer But it is the truth you'll be surprised to hear. I did not want no job upon the board, I just wanted to take a broom and sweep the bloody floor. am = hammer your middle finger on the string now and then [C]* = 020010 or [Em]