Expiration Day


Transcribed by: Scott Holcomb Bb F Bb I'm a machinist at the Springfield armory Bb Eb Bb Just slightly ahead of my time Bb F Gm Eb But I don't make much money F Ab Bb So I sell eggs and chickens on the side Bb F Gm Eb F Ab Bb Bb F Bb I'm good at what I do Bb Eb Bb And I take great pride Bb F Gm Eb But I don't make much money F Ab Bb So I sell eggs and chickens on the side Eb Bb And my wife does love me Eb Bb But she can't realize Eb Bb Why I won't go back down south Bb F And leave the armory behind Bb F Bb But I lo - ve my job Bb Eb Bb I'll shave metal until I die Bb F Gm Eb And until I do, I'll take on F Ab Bb Any extra thing it takes to provide Bb F Gm Eb F Ab Bb Bb F Bb And I know it'll kill me Bb Eb Bb Breathing all those fumes Bb F Gm Eb But I'd sooner sniff solution F Ab Bb Than a baker's dozen hothouse blooms Eb Bb And my wife does love me Eb Bb But she can't realize Eb Bb Why I won't go back down south Bb F And leave the armory behind Bb F Bb But I feel it is important Bb Eb Bb What I do upon my lathe Bb F Gm Eb I pledge to do the detail work F Ab Bb Until my expiration day Bb F Bb Until my expiration day Bb F Bb Until my expiration day Bb F Gm Eb Until my expiration day Bb F Gm Eb F Ab Bb (x2)