The Ballad Of The Millwheel
Key: CEnglish
CMany great ones through the Dmages
Have atGtained to Eearthly Ampower
Yet they Call had their Dmhour
As we Gwitnessed beEhind our Amcages.
Sad it Fis when Fmfate has Cfailed to speed them.
But for Fus whose Fmjob it is Cto feed them,
Whether this F6one's high or that one Clow
The load on our Gshoulders alEways Amgrows.
Chorus
Still the Ammillwheel turns
It Bm7(b5)turns foreCver
Though what is upFpermost
F#(dim)Remains not Gso.
The waAmter underneath
In Bm7(b5)vain enCdeavor,
Does the Fwork but Galways stays beClow.
Many are different masters
Who have ruled us in their day
Eagles, hyenas and tigers
Even swine have had their say.
Which of them was better than the others ?
Every boot's the copy of its brother.
Do you understand what's here intended ?
We don't need no masters, we want all mastery ended.
Chorus
And they beat their heads
Till they are bloody
Scrambling after booty.
Everyone calls the other "rascal"
And himself "the slave of duty".
Time has come away to speed them.
Each in lasting conflict with its brother.
Only our will that we won't feed them
Brings them to peace with one another.
Chorus