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Version 1 Version 2Capo: 3rd fret Play: E Key: G To match Dylan’s recording use a capo, otherwise just use any key you are comfortable with. [Intro] | E | % | % | % | [Verse 1] E I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more E No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more E Well, I wake up in the morning, hold my hands and pray for rain E I got a head full of ideas that are driving me insane C#m B It's a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor E I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more [Verse 2] E I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more E No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more E Well he hands you a nickel, he hands you a dime E He asks you with a grin if you're having a good time C#m B Then he fines you every time you slam the door E I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more [Verse 3] E I ain't gonna work for Maggie's pa no more E No, I ain't work for Maggie's pa no more E Well he puts his cigar out in your face just for kicks E His bedroom window, it is made out of bricks C#m B The National Guard stands around his door E I ain't gonna work for Maggie's pa no more [Interlude] | E | % | % | % | (harp) | E | % | % | % | (harp) [Verse 4] E I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more E No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more E Well she talks to all the servants about Man and God and Law E Everybody says she's the brains behind Pa C#m B She's sixty-eight, but she says she's fifty-four E I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more [Interlude] | E | % | % | % | (harp) | E | % | [Verse 5] E I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more E I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more E Well, I try my best to be just like I am E But everybody wants you to be just like them C#m B They say sing while you slave, but I just get bored E I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more [Outro] (repeat and fade) | E | % | % | % | (harp)