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Aragon Mill

Written by Si Kahn

Key of G · Chords: I IV V vi

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Verse 1

   G                       Em
At the east end of town At the foot of a hill
          D                    C    G
There’s a chimney so tall That says “Aragon Mill”
    G                       Em
But there’s no smoke at all Comin’ out of the stack
For the mill has pulled out And they ain’t comin’ back

Chorus

        G                    Em
And the only sound I hear is the sound of the wind
      D                             C   D           G
As it blows through the town, weave and spin, weave and spin.

Verse 2

           G                      Em
There’s no children at all In the narrow, empty streets
      D                       C               G
Since the looms have all gone It’s so quiet I can’t sleep.
        G                         Em
Now I’m too old to change And I’m too young to die
And there’s no place to go For my woman and I.

Verse 3

    G                             Em
Now the mill has closed down It’s the only sound I know
        D                     C             G
Tell me where will I go? Tell me where will I go?