Intro: G F (G) G F G D G

G                           F
Same old man living at the mill
     G                    (lick 1)
The mill turns around of its own free will
G                                        F
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
 G                            D         G
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back

G                                F
Down sat an owl and he said all quiet
      G                  (lick 1)
For a lonesome day and a lonesome night
G                              F
Thought I heard a pretty girl say
 G                        D         G
Court all night and you sleep next day

G                           F
Same old man living at the mill
     G                    (lick 1)
The mill turns around of its own free will
G                                        F
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
 G                            D         G
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back

G                                 F
Well then, said the raven as she flew
   G                 (lick 1)
If I was a young one I'd get two
G                                  F
One for to fetch and the other to sew
G                         D         G
I'd have a string for my bow, bow, bow

G                           F
Same old man living at the mill
     G                    (lick 1)
The mill turns around of its own free will
G                                        F
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
 G                            D         G
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back

G                      F
My old man's in Kalamazoo
G               (lick 1)
He don't give no "yes, I do"
G                                  F
First to the left and then to the right
G                     D       G
This old mill grinds day and night

G                           F
Same old man living at the mill
     G                    (lick 1)
The mill turns around of its own free will
G                                        F
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
 G                            D         G
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back

G                           F
Same old man living at the mill
     G                    (lick 1)
The mill turns around of its own free will
G                                        F
Hand in the hopper and the other in the sack
 G                            D         G
Ladies step forward and the gents fall back


Este lick pode ser substituito pela continuidade no acorde G, mas dará uma sonoridade mais próxima do ritmo que só poderia ser alcançada com o banjo se utilizado.

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