Mill Town Flood
Recorded by Billy Strings
Album: Single (2026)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
Well my (G)name is Darwin Lyin
And I (D)work on the Grand Trunk line
Movinf (Am)lumber down at the Muir Station
Keeping (C)all of the engines on time

(Verse 2)
I (G)work for Mr. Blanchard
Though I (D)never met the man
I (Am)take his honest wages
And I (C)come home with two tired hands

(Chorus)
(G) And it (D)looks like it's (C)raining
(G) For the (D)third time to-(C)day
(G) And I (F)pray it keeps coming (C)down
Tillf the (C)river takes me a-(F)way / / (D) / / (F) / / |

(Instrumental)
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(Verse 3)
She was (G)standing on the platform
With a (D)postcard in her hand
Even (Am)though my shy heart was racing
I in-(C)quired did she have a man

(Verse 4)
She (G)looked down at the walkway
And the (D)wind danced in her hair
She (Am)told me she was a widow
As she (C)whispered a silent prayer

(Chorus)
(G) And it (D)looks like it's (C)raining
(G) For the (D)third time to-(C)day
(G) And I (D)pray it (F)keeps coming (C)down
Tillf the (C)river takes me a-(F)way / / (D) / / (F) / /

(Instrumental)
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(Verse 5)
I would (G)court her through the autumn
Tillf (D)finally she would agree
We were (Am)married down on the Maple River
Neathf the (C)shade of the old redbud tree

(Instrumental)
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(Verse 6)
Most (G)days I spent at the parlor
And the (D)drink got the best part of me
Tillf I (Am)stumbled alone to the home that we made
Just to (C)find she decided to leave

(Verse 7)
Now I (G)lay here in this gutter
While the (D)poison rushes my veins
And I (Am)curse this god forsaken fever
That could (C)drive any poor man insane

(Chorus)
(G) And it (D)looks like it's (C)raining
(G) For the (D)third time to-(C)day
And I (D)pray it keeps (F)coming (C)down
Tillf the (C)river takes me a-(G)way

(Outro.)
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