Old Crow Medicine Show
Union Maid (Red Wing)
(I don't think this matches perfectly with the OCMS soundtrack, but this is how we play it...)
Violin Intro
G G C G
D G A D
G G C G
D G ADG
C C G G
D D G G7
C C G G
D D G G
VERSE 1:
G G C G
There once was a union maid, she never was afraid
D G A D
Of goons and ginks and company finks and the deputy sheriffs who made the
raid.
G G C G
She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called,
D G A D G
And when the Legion boys come up to her, oh this is what she’d say
CHORUS:
C C G G
Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
D D G G7
I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
C C G G
Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
D D G G
I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die.
Banjo Solo
G G C G
D G A D
G G C G
D G ADG
C C G G
D D G G7
C C G G
D D G G
VERSE 2:
G G C G
This union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies,
D G A D
She couldn't be fooled by a company stool, she'd always organize the guys.
G G C G
She always got her way when she struck for better pay.
D G A D G
She'd show her card to the National Guard, and this is what she'd say
REPEAT CHORUS
Violin Solo
G G C G
D G A D
G G C G
D G ADG
C C G G
D D G G7
C C G G
D D G G
G G C G
You gals who want to be free, just take a tip from me;
D G A D
Get you a man who's a union man and join the ladies' auxiliary.
G G C G
Married life ain't hard when you got a union card,
D D A D G
Cause A union man has a happy life when he's got a union wife.
REPEAT CHORUS