Mill Town Flood

by Billy Strings

Chords

4.9 (57)

Key: B Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 2th fret

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MILL TOWN FLOOD

As recorded by Billy Strings

(2026 release)

Capo 2nd fret

Intro

Verse 1

Well my name is Darwin Lyin

And I

work on the Grand Trunk line

Movin&r

squo; lumber down at the Muir Station

Keeping

all of the engines on time

Verse 2

I

work for Mr. Blanchard

Though I

never met the man

I

take his honest wages

And I

come home with two tired hands

Chorus

And it

looks like it's

raining

For the

third time to

day

And I

pray it

keeps coming

down

Till’ the river

Takes me a

way

Verse 3

She was standing on the platform

With a

postcard in her hand

Even

though my shy heart was racing

I in

quired did she have a man

Verse 4

She

looked down at the walkway

And the

wind danced in her hair

She

told me she was a widow

As she

whispered a silent prayer

Chorus

And it

looks like it's

raining

For the

third time to

day

And I

pray it

keeps coming

down

Till’ the river

Takes me a

way

Verse 5

I would court her through the autumn

Till&r

squo; finally she would agree

We were

married down on the Maple River

Neath&rsquo

; the shade of the old redbud tree

Interlude

Verse 6

Most days I spent at the parlor

And the

drink got the best part of me

Till&rsq

uo; I stumbled alone to the home that we made

Just to

find she decided to leave

Verse 7

Now I

lay here in this gutter

While the

poison rushes my veins

And I

curse this god forsaken fever

That could

drive any poor man insane

Chorus

And it

looks like it's

raining

For the

third time to

day

And I

pray it

keeps coming

down

Till’ the river

Takes me a

way

Outro

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