Emmylou Harris Millworker written by James Taylor C G F G My grandfather was a sailor he blew in off the water C G F G My father was a farmer and I his only daughter C G F G took up with a no-good millworking man from Massachusetts C G F G C Who dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed C G F G Now Mill-work ain't easy mill-work ain't hard C G F G Mill-work it ain't nothing but an awful boring job C G F G I'm waiting for a day dream to take me through the morning C G F G C And put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and remember Bb F And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning Fm Gsus For the rest of the afternoon G C Cb For the rest of my life C G F G Now my mind begins to wander to the days back on the farm C G F G I can see my father smiling at me swingin' on his arm G F G I can hear my grand-dad's stories of the storms out on Lake Erie C G F G C Where vessels and cargos and fortunes and sailor's lives were lost SOLO Eb C G F G But it's my life has been wasted, and I have been the fool C G F G To let this manufacture use my body for a tool G F G I can ride home in the evening staring at my hands C G F G C Wearing by my sorrow that a young girl ought to stand a better chance Bb F So may I work the mills just as long as I am able Fm Gsus C Aand never meet the man whose name is on the label Bb F And it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning Fm Gsus For the rest of the afternoon G C Fnd the rest of my life From Emmylou Harris "Evangline" Warner Brothers Records 1981 Country Road Music All-Music Guide 1981 LP Reprise BSK-3508 Jerry Douglas-Dobro,Guitar Tony Rice-Guitar, Vocals Ricky Skaggs-Mandolin, Violin Rodney Crowell-Guitar, Vocals Emmylou Harris-Guitar, Vocals Waylon Jennings-Vocals Dolly Parton-Vocals Dr. John-Keyboards Albert Lee-Guitar, Vocals Linda Ronstadt-Vocals Amos Garrett-Guitar David Briggs-Keyboards James Burton-Guitar Mickey Raphael-Harmonica Brian Ahern-Bass, Guitar Michael Bowden-Bass Tony Brown-Keyboards Glen D. Hardin-Keyboards Hank DeVito-Guitar (Steel) Steve Fischell-Dobro, Guitar Emory Gordy-Bass Donald Johnson-Keyboards, Vocals Lynn Langham-Synthesizer Larry Londin-Drums Herb Pedersen-Banjo, Guitar, Vocals Frank Reckard-Guitar Craig Safan-Strings Barry and Holly Tashian-Vocals John Ware-Drums Cheryl Warren-Vocals Sharon White-Skaggs-Vocals