Tommy Makem

Windmills(Chords)

Tommy Makem

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verse 1 
    D        A             G              D 
In days gone by when the world was much younger 
     D             A       G           D 
Men harnessed the wind to work for mankind 
D             A             G           D 
Seamen built tall ships to sail on the ocean 
D                A         G           D 
Landsmen built wheels the corn for to grind 

D A G D Around and around and around went the big sails D A G D Turning the shaft and the great wooden wheels D A G D Creaking and goaning the millstones kept turning D A G D Grinding to flour the good corn from the fields
verse 2 D A G D In Flanders and Spain and the lowlands of Holland D A G D And the kingdoms of England and scotland and Wales D A G D Windmills grew up all along the wild coastline D A G D Ships of the land with their high canvas sails
D A G D Around and around and around went the big sails D A G D Turning the shaft and the great wooden wheels D A G D Creaking and goaning the millstones kept turning D A G D Grinding to flour the good corn from the fields
verse 3 D A G D In Lancashire lads work hard with the good earth D A G D Ploughing and sowing the seasons declare D A G D Waiting to reap of the rich, golden harvest D A G D While the miller is idle his mill to repair
D A G D Around and around and around went the big sails D A G D Turning the shaft and the great wooden wheels D A G D Creaking and goaning the millstones kept turning D A G D Grinding to flour the good corn from the fields
verse 4 D A G D Windmills of old wood all blackened by weather D A G D Windmills of stone glaring white in the sun D A G D Windmills like giants all ready for tilting D A G D Windmills that died in the gales and are gone
D A G D Around and around and around went the big sails D A G D Turning the shaft and the great wooden wheels D A G D Creaking and goaning the millstones kept turning D A G D Grinding to flour the good corn from the fields

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