{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1754023,"song":"The Miners Song","artist":"Dave Gunning","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11379355-the-miners-song-chords-by-dave-gunning/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1754023?type=chord","rating":4.87803,"votes":3,"content":"Dave Gunning - The Miner's Song\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 4th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly's first breath was the last for his mother[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was born on the shores of a town called Glace Bay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd all that he had was himself and his father[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he lived in a house about a mile down the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis dad was a big man, he worked as a miner[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly grew more to be like him each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause every boy's dream was to work with his father[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the mine that ran under the bay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"My son,\" he said, \"don't be a miner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause it's hard work and too little pay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou'll dig in that hole for the company's coal[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd wind up just digging your grave.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly grew older but never grew wiser[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFighting and drinking his young life away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe reached for the top, but wound up on the bottom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf the mine that ran under the bay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"My son,\" he said, \"don't be a miner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause it's hard work and too little pay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou'll dig in that hole for the company's coal[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd wind up just digging your grave.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL: [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                              [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey say that it happened one morning in April[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA cave-in at Number Eleven that day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly got there as his dad reached the surface[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn his dying words he did say:[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"My son,\" he said, \"don't be a miner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause it's hard work and too little pay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou'll dig in that hole for the company's coal[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd wind up just digging your grave.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"My son,\" he said, \"don't be a miner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause it's hard work and too little pay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou'll dig in that hole for the company's coal[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd wind up just digging your grave.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYeah, you'll dig in that hole for the company's coal[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd wind up just digging your grave.\"[/tab]","plain_text":"Dave Gunning - The Miner's Song\n\n\nCAPO: 4th Fret\n\n\n\nINTRO: C  G  Am  F  Am  G  F  G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL: C  G  C  G  C  G  C  F  C  G  C  G  Am  G  C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:","chords":["C","G","Am","F","G7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}