Goldwatch Blues

Donovan

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Goldwatch Blues - Donovan Capo 4th fret I went up for my interview on the fourth day of July. Personnel man he questioned me until I nearly cried He made me fill in forms until I shook with fear About the colour of my toilet roll and if my cousin’s queer. CHROUS: Here’s your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain And your piece of paper to say you left here sane. Am C C* Am And if you’ve a son who wants a good career Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years. He asked me how many jobs I’d had before. He nearly had a heart attack when I answered four. Four jobs in twenty years oh this can never be We only take on men who work until they die. CHORUS He took me outside to where the gravestones stand in line. This is where we bury them in quick-stone and in lime And if you come to work for us on this you must agree That if you’re going to die please do it during tea-break CHORUS This story that you heard you may think rather queer But it is the truth you’ll be surprised to hear. I did not want no job upon the board I just wanted to take a broom and sweep the bloody floor. CHORUS am = hammer your middle finger on the string now and then C* = 020010 or Em

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Cette chanson raconte l'expérience déconcertante d'un homme lors d'un entretien d'embauche, où il se sent contraint par un système rigide et déshumanisant. Le recruteur, obsédé par des détails absurdes et des normes étriquées, le pousse à réfléchir sur le sens de sa vie et du travail. Au fond, il ne désire qu'une existence simple, loin des contraintes des grandes entreprises et de la course à la réussite. Dans ce contexte, c’est une critique des valeurs matérialistes et du principe selon lequel il faut sacrifier son bonheur et sa liberté pour un emploi stable. La façon dont les gens sont traités comme de simples chiffres ou outils de production souligne la déshumanisation que l’on peut ressentir dans le monde du travail.

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