Four Pounds A Day Chords by Ian Campbell Folk Group

[Intro]

A   D A
A   D E
D   A E
A D E A
 
[Verse]

    A                            
The rain is falling on the site, 
    D              A
the tea's upon the brew,
      A                  D    
We're sittin' on our arseholes 
     E
with bugger-all to do.   
   D                                
Outside our picks and shovels lads,
      A            E
 they slowly rust away.
      A                 D         
We're rained off and contented on
E              A
 four pounds a day.
 
[Chorus]

A                            
Four pounds a day my lads and 
D               A
nothing much to do,
   A                D       
No trouble from the foreman 
     E
he's in the union too.
     D                              
Some want the rain to go to Spain   
   A                E
we want the rain to stay.
      A                 D         
We're rained off and contented on
 E             A
 four pounds a day. 
 
[Verse]

     A                      
It's early in the morning, 
   D             A
we start at ten o'clock,
   A                  D        
We search the skies impatiently, 
  E
Bejays! I felt a drop.
    D                          
The can lads are on bonus and 
     A                 E
each brew means better pay.
      A                 D         
We're rained off and contented on 
E             A 
four pounds a day.
 
[Chorus]

A                             
Four pounds a day my lads and 
D               A
nothing much to do,
   A                D      
No trouble from the foreman 
     E
he's in the union too.
     D                           
Some want the rain to go to Spain 
   A                E
we want the rain to stay, 
      A                 D         
We're rained off and contented on 
E             A 
four pounds a day.
 
[Verse]

   A                          
So Freddie get the cards out, 
    D              A
the racing page as well,
    A             D       
And as for the contractors 
   E
we hope they go to heck.
   D                              
It looks as if the rain's set in, 
   A             E
we shan't do much today.
     A            D       
What matter if on Friday 
   E            A
we all draw our pay.
 
[Chorus]

A                             
Four pounds a day my lads and 
D               A
nothing much to do,
   A                D       
No trouble from the foreman 
     E
he's in the union too.
     D                          
Some want the rain to go to Spain 
   A                E
we want the rain to stay. 
      A                
We're rained off and 
   D         E             A
contented on four pounds a day.
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ℹ️ About This Song

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: A
• Chords: A, D, E
• BPM: 93
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
A – x2220 D – xx0232 E – 022100	A – 2100 D – 2220 E – 1402

Track Info

• Song: Four Pounds A Day
• Artist: Ian Campbell Folk Group