Intro: C F Am (x2)Verse 1:
C F Am I worked in her fields and under her trees C F Am I picked all her cotton it stung me like bees C F Am I shoveled her dirt when no one else would C F Am I gave her way more than I ever should F Am but I'm still here with nothing whatsoever G F Am G So I'm gonna work on Maggie's farm foreverSolo: C F Am (x4) F Am G F AmVerse 2:
C F Am I ground down my knuckles for nothing at all C F Am And I've worked on my knees till I couldn't crawl C F Am I've felt so worthless I can hardly recall C F Am a time before she had me trapped in her wall F Am the odds of me leaving are slim to almost never G F Am yeah, I'm gonna work on Maggie's farm foreverVerse 3:
C F Am I've song to myself in the darkest of nights C F Am of freedom above me where all is alright C F Am But I wake up so cold on a cracked wooden floor C F Am and I've got to admit I'm not sure anymore F Am yeah I live in this endless misery however, G F Am G I'm gonna work on Maggie's farm foreverVerse 4:
C F Am I've dreamed to myself with no one around C F Am of burning her plantation down to the ground C Fmaj7 Am and watching her scream from her third story room C F Am and light up my shovel wheelbarrow and broom C F Am all burned to the point you could never exhume C F Am the filthiest past one could ever endure G Am and her/his ashes will smolder the finest perfume F Am if I have the strength to get out of this/his room F Am But I know no other living whatsoever G F Am I'm gonna work on Maggie's farm forever G F Am Yeah, I'm gonna work on Maggie's farm forever