{"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":1836354,"song":"Mother Of A Miners Child","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1836354-mother-of-a-miners-child-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1836354?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":24,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - Mother Of A Miner's Child\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n\r\nShe is my flower\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she blooms for the one who loves her best[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe miners stop to watch her when she walks[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey know her love is not for sale[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nShe will never fail me 'cause I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI watched her grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe mother of a miner's child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaits for me beside the kitchen door[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe is my light[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn this place where the darkness never ends[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe'll guide me where the tunnels twist and bend[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe's the only one who listens when I tell her[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI got less than I can spend[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe knows the pace[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, mother of a miner's child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWash away the coal dust from my face[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n                       \r\nWhen the night shift's done\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe'll be waiting by the table when I come[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSearching for another dream to chase[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, mother of a miner's child[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI know that you still think about the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen we'll be moving on[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRemember dear old daddy and[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe promise that I made to carry on[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes I smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the cage where the cables softly hum[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'd curse that old straw boss to the bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the mother of a miner's child[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nIs waiting for her pay-check to come home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCome Saturday[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd he is just a miner's boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI hope that he will find a better way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5:]\r\n         \r\nShe is my flower\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd she blooms for the one who loves her best[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe miners stop to watch her when she walks[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey know her love is not for sale[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nShe will never fail me 'cause I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI watched her grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe mother of a miner's child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWaits for me beside the kitchen door[/tab]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - Mother Of A Miner's Child\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] G\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\nShe is my flower\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n                       \nWhen the night shift's done\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5:]\n         \nShe is my flower","chords":["A","G","C","D","D/F#","Em","Am","F"],"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]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"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]}}}