Maggie's Farm — Rage Against the Machine
Chords and lyrics for Maggie's Farm by Rage Against the Machine (key of Bm).
Intro
[Bmaj7] [E] [Bm] [E] [Bm] [D] [Bm] [E] [Bm] [E] [Bm] [E] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
Verse 1
[Em] [Bmaj7] [F] [Bm] [Em/B] [Bmaj7] [E] [Bmaj7] [B] [E/B] [Bm] [Em] [Bm] [A#maj7] [B] [Am] [E] [Bm] [E] [Bm] [E] [B] [Bmaj7]
I [B]ain't gonna work for Maggie no more
I ain't gonna work for Maggie no more
When it hands you a nickel, when [E]it hands [Bm]you a dime
When [E]it hands [B]you with a crime, [E]if you're [B]having a good time
Then it take[E]s away [D/A]every[A]thing
Chorus
I [F#/A#]ain't [A]gonna work on Maggie's Farm no more
I ain't [B]gonna work for Maggie no more
I ain't gonna [E/B]work for Maggie [Bm]no more
Verse 2
[F#m] [Bm] [E/B] [Bmaj7]
When [A#maj7]it puts [Bm]its hand out [Em]in your face [Bm]just for kicks
[D#]My [Bm]bedroom window [Em]it [Bm]is made out of bricks
[Bmaj7]The national [Bm]guard stands around the door
Chorus
[A] [E/B] [Bm] [B]
I [Bm]ain't gonna work [Am]on Maggie's Farm
[E] [B]
[E]I ain't [Bm]gonna work for [E]Maggie [Bm]no more
[Bmaj7]I ain't gonna work for [B]Maggie no more
I ain't gonna work for [A#maj7]Maggie [B]no more
Verse 3
When she [Bm]talks to all the people about [E]me and [B]my law
[E]When [Bm]everybody says she's [E]the [Bm]one you should know
She's [E]fifty-[A]six
[E]When she says she's twenty-four
Chorus
[B]
I [A]ain't gonna work on Maggie's Farm
[E]
I ain't [B]gonna work for Maggie no more
Interlude
[Bmaj7] [B] [Bmaj7] [Bm7] [B] [B7] [E] [Bm] [E]
Verse 4
I ain't [Bm][E]gonna work on Maggie [Bm]Farm no more
No I [E]ain't gonna work on Maggie [Bm]Farm no more
Well I [E]try my best to be [Bm]just like I am
What [E]everybody wants you to [Bm]be just like them
[E]It's [A]the same one extreme [E]and it's [Bm]far
Why [A]ain't you gonna work on
Chorus
[E]Maggie's Farm
Why [B]ain't you gonna work on Maggie Farm no more
Verse 5
[E/B] [Bm] [E] [Bm] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
I [Bm]ain't gonna work for Maggie Farm no more
When she talks to all the people about me and my law
[E][Bm]When she talks to all the people about me and my law
Outro
[Em/B] [Bm] [E] [Bm] [E/B] [Bm] [A]
[A#/D] [Am] [B] [E] [B] [F#] [A#m] [Am] [Bm] [E] [B] [A] [D]
When [E]she talks to all the people about me and my law
[Bm] [Esus4] [B] [Bm7] [A] [Dm] [E/B] [Am] [B] [A] [B] [Esus4] [B] [A] [A#/D] [B] [Esus4] [Bm] [F#m] [Esus4/B] [Bmaj7] [B7] [A] [A#maj7/D] [Esus4] [B] [F#] [F#m7] [A5]