Goldwatch Blues

Am C Cmaj9/B Am I went up for my interview on the fourth day of July Am C Cmaj9/B Am Personnel man he questioned me until I nearly cried Am C Cmaj9/B Am He made me fill in forms until I shook with fear Am* C Cmaj9/B Am About the colour of my toilet roll and if my cousin is queer Am C Cmaj9/B Am Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain Am C Cmaj9/B Am And your piece of paper to say you left here sane Am C Cmaj9/B Am And if you've a son who wants a good career Am* C Cmaj9/B Am Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years Am C Cmaj9/B Am He asked me how many jobs I'd had before Am C Cmaj9/B Am He nearly had a heart attack when I answered, four Am C Cmaj9/B Am Four jobs in twenty years, oh, this can never be Am* C Cmaj9/B Am We only take on men who work until they die Am C Cmaj9/B Am Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain Am C Cmaj9/B Am And your piece of paper to say you left here sane Am C Cmaj9/B Am And if you've a son who wants a good career Am* C Cmaj9/B Am Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years Am C Cmaj9/B Am He took me outside to where the gravestones stand in line Am C Cmaj9/B Am This is where we bury them in quick-stone and in lime Am C Cmaj9/B Am And if you come to work for us on this you must agree Am* C Cmaj9/B Am That if you're going to die please do it during tea-break Am C Cmaj9/B Am Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain Am C Cmaj9/B Am And your piece of paper to say you left here sane Am C Cmaj9/B Am And if you've a son who wants a good career Am* C Cmaj9/B Am Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years Am C Cmaj9/B Am This story that you heard you may think rather queer Am C Cmaj9/B Am But it is the truth you'll be surprised to hear Am C Cmaj9/B Am I did not want no job upon the board Am* C Cmaj9/B Am I just wanted to take a broom and sweep the bloody floor Am C Cmaj9/B Am Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain Am C Cmaj9/B Am And your piece of paper to say you left here sane Am C Cmaj9/B Am And if you've a son who wants a good career Am* C Cmaj9/B Am Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years