Chords:
{title: Tillsonburg}
{artist: Stompin' Tom Connors}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YouShACK-H4
{key:C}
{c: thanks to Joe Caruso}
[C] [C] [C] While, away down southern [G7] Ontario
I never had a nickel or a [C] dime to show
A fellow beeped up in an [G7] automobile
He said "you'll want to work in the [C] tobacco fields" of..
{soc}
[F] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
{eoc}
He said "I'll only give you seven [G7] bucks a day
And if your any good you'll get a [C] raise in pay
Your beds all ready on the [G7] bunk house floor
If it gets a little chilly you can [C] close the door", in..
{soc}
[F] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
{eoc}
I was feeling in the morning [G7] anything but fine
The farmer said "I'm gonna to teach you [C] how to prime"
He said you gotta dawn a pair of [G7] oilskin pants
If you want to work in the [C] tobacco plants of..
{soc}
[F] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
{eoc}
We landed in a field that was [G7] long and wide
With one ole horse and [C] five more guys
I asked him where to find the [G7] cigarette trees
When he said "bend over" I was [C] ready to leave, from...
{soc}
[F] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
{eoc}
{np}
He said "just to pick all the [G7] bottom leaves
And don't start crawling on your [C] hands and knees
Prime your load or you'll [G7] get no pay
Standing there picking at your [C] nose all day", round
{soc}
[F] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
{eoc}
With a broken back bending [G7] over there
I was wet right through to the [C] underwear
And it was stuck to my [G7] skin like glue
From the nicotine tar and the [C] morning dew, of..
{soc}
[F] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
{eoc}
Now the nearest river was [G7] two miles from
The place they were waiting for the [C] boat to come
When I heard some talk about [G7] making the kill
I was down the highway and [C] over the hill, from
{soc}
[F] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg,(Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
{eoc}
Now there is one thing you can [G7] always bet
If I never smoke another [C] cigarette
I might get taken in a [G7] lotta deals
But I won't go work in the [C] tobacco fields of..
[F] Tillsonburg, (Tillsonburg)
[C] Tillsonburg, (Tillsonburg)
My [G7] back still aches when i [F] hear that [C] word
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
My [G7] back still aches when I [F] hear that [C] word
