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Grindstone

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[Verse 1]
If you find yourself stCandin'
At the end of the lFine
Looking for a piece of someDthing
Maybe a piece of mGind
Got all lost and run Cdown
Nowhere to hold Fon
Tired of "Take your place at the eDnd, son!"
Get to you one by Gone
[Chorus 1]
No light ever sFhines
Dead end tears that Cdry
Maybe a waste of Gwords in time
FNever a waste of lCife
FEvery hour will be spGent
Just fillin' a Fquota, getting alonCgC/B  Am  
AmHandcuffs hurt worse
When you've done nothing wGrong
[Verse 2]
No thanks to the treadmCill
No thanks to the grFindstone
There's plenty of dissent fDrom
These rungs belowG  
Clockwork of destructioCn
Hangin' low over ouFr heads
Always a smokestack cloudD  
Or a slow walkin' Gdeath
[Chorus 2]
No light ever Fshines
Dead end tears that Cdry
Maybe a waste of woGrds in time
FNever a waste of liCfe
Maybe a waste of woGrds in time
NeFver a waste of lCife
[Solo]
C C F F
D D G G
[Verse 3]
No thanks to the treadmCill
No thanks to the grFindstone
There's plenty of dissent fDrom
These rungs belowG  
The clockwork of Cdestruction
Hangin' low over ouFr heads
Always a smokestack cloudD  
Or a slow walkin' Gdeath
[Chorus 3]
No light ever Fshines
Dead end tears that Cdry
Maybe a waste of woGrds in time
FNever a waste of liCfe
Maybe a waste of woGrds in time
NeFver a waste of lCife

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Grindstone

by Uncle Tupelo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

[Verse 1]

If you find yourself standin'

At the end of the line

Looking for a piece of something

Maybe a piece of mind

Got all lost and run down

Nowhere to hold on

Tired of "Take your place at the end, son!"

Get to you one by one

[Chorus 1]

No light ever shines

Dead end tears that dry

Maybe a waste of words in time

F C

Never a waste of life

F G

Every hour will be spent

F C C/B Am

Just fillin' a quota, getting along

Handcuffs hurt worse

When you've done nothing wrong

[Verse 2]

No thanks to the treadmill

No thanks to the grindstone

There's plenty of dissent from

These rungs below

Clockwork of destruction

Hangin' low over our heads

Always a smokestack cloud

Or a slow walkin' death

[Chorus 2]

No light ever shines

Dead end tears that dry

Maybe a waste of words in time

F C

Never a waste of life

Maybe a waste of words in time

F C

Never a waste of life

[Solo]

C C F F

D D G G

[Verse 3]

No thanks to the treadmill

No thanks to the grindstone

There's plenty of dissent from

These rungs below

The clockwork of destruction

Hangin' low over our heads

Always a smokestack cloud

Or a slow walkin' death

[Chorus 3]

No light ever shines

Dead end tears that dry

Maybe a waste of words in time

F C

Never a waste of life

Maybe a waste of words in time

F C

Never a waste of life

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