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GSitting in the Cevening Gdreaming of the Cold times
GWhen a job was Bmthere for the Amsteady Dand Cstrong
GI see old Cfaces Gflickering in the Cfirelight
GFaces of conBmdemned men Amwho did Dno Cwrong
CDrifting Bmthrough the Cdays, drifting Bmthrough the Cdays
A man needs work for his own salvation
A man feels reward for his sweat and his pain
But life's satisfaction has passed us over
And many in this town won't see work again
Drifting through the days, drifting through the days
I've stood at the gates of a hundred factories
Walked off to other towns looking for pay
Now my hope is gone and I'm crushed like the others
The army of forgotten men, mouldering away
Drifting through the days, drifting through the days
Drifting through the days

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Drifting Through The Days

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G C G C

Sitting in the evening dreaming of the old times

G Bm Am D C

When a job was there for the steady and strong

G C G C

I see old faces flickering in the firelight

G Bm Am D C

Faces of condemned men who did no wrong

C Bm C Bm C

Drifting through the days, drifting through the days

A man needs work for his own salvation

A man feels reward for his sweat and his pain

But life's satisfaction has passed us over

And many in this town won't see work again

Drifting through the days, drifting through the days

I've stood at the gates of a hundred factories

Walked off to other towns looking for pay

Now my hope is gone and I'm crushed like the others

The army of forgotten men, mouldering away

Drifting through the days, drifting through the days

Drifting through the days

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