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	Current version of Phil Ochs Lyrics Automation Song (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/p/phil-ochs/automation/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Phil Ochs Lyrics Automation Song (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/p/phil-ochs/automation/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	Oh, I laid down your railroads, every mile of track						G B7 Em Am7 D7 G	1
2	With the muscles on my arm and the sweat upon my back						Oh I laid down your railroads,	2
3	And now the trains are rolling, they roll to every shore						every mile of track.	3
4	You tell me that my job is through, there ain't no work no more						B7 Em Am7 D7 G	4
1							With the muscles on my arm and	1
2							the sweat upon my back.	2
3							G7 C G C G	3
4							And now the trains are rolling,	4
5							they roll to every shore	5
6							C G A7 D	6
7							You tell me that my job is	7
8							through, there ain't no work	8
9							no more.	9
10							G B7 Em Am7 D7 G	10
11							Though I laid down your	11
12							highways all across the land.	12
13							B7 Em Am7 D7 G	13
14							With the ringing of the steel and	14
15							the power of my hands.	15
16							G7 C G C G	16
17							And now the roads are there	17
18							like ribbons in the sky,	18
19							C G A7 D	19
20							You tell me that my job is through	20
21							but still I wonder why.	21
22								22
23							Em Bm	23
24							For the wages were low and	24
25							the hours were long	25
26							Em D7	26
27							And the labour was all I could bear.	27
28							Em Bm	28
29							Now you've got new machines	29
30							for to take my place	30
31							Am7 D7	31
32							And you tell me it's not mine to share.	32
33							G B7 Em Am7 D7 G	33
34							Though I laid down your	34
35							factories and laid down your	35
36							fields,	36
37							B7 Em Am7 D7 G	37
38							With my feet on the ground and	38
39							my back to your wheels.	39
40							G7 C G C G	40
41							And now the smoke is rising,	41
42							the steel is all a-glow,	42
43							C G D7 G	43
44							I'm walking down a jobless road	44
45							and where am I to go.	45
5	Though I laid down your highways all across the land						(repeat)	5
1	With the ringing of the steel and the power of my hands							1
2	And now the roads are there like ribbons in the sky							2
3	You tell me that my job is through but still I wonder why							3
6	For the wages were low and the hours were long						Em Am D7 G	6
7	And the labor was all I could bear						Tell me, where am      I to go.	7
4	Now you've got new machines for to take my place							4
5	And you tell me it's not mine to share							5
6								6
7	Though I laid down your factories and laid down your fields							7
8	With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels							8
9	And now the smoke is rising, the steel is all a-glow							9
10	I'm walking down a jobless road and where am I to go							10
11								11
12	For the wages were low and the hours were long							12
13	And the labor was all I could bear							13
14	Now you've got new machines for to take my place							14
15	And you tell me it's not mine to share							15
16								16
17	Though I laid down your factories and laid down your fields							17
18	With my feet on the ground and my back to your wheels							18
19	And now the smoke is rising, the steel is all a-glow							19
20	I'm walking down a jobless road and where am I to go							20
21								21
22	Tell me, where am I to go							22

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