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Old Miner

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Capo 4th bound
      G320033
  Cadd9032033
    Em7022033
      C032010
  Dadd9000232
 A7sus4000233
A4/  F#202033
Intro
G   Cadd9   Em7   Cadd9
G   Cadd9   Em7   C Dadd9
Gwho'll replace this Cadd9old miner
               Em7  A4/F#  
who will take my place below?
Gwho will follow the Cadd9trepanner,
Em7Oh dear GCod, when I gDadd9o?
Cadd9Who will wield my heDadd9avy piA7sus4ck
Cadd9That I did wield for Dadd9forty A7sus4years
Em7And who will hew the bDadd9lack, black A7sus4coal,
Cadd9Dear God, when I Ggo?Cadd9  Em7  Cadd9  
Gwho will ride the Cadd9miners' train
                    Em7  A4/F#  
That takes him to the dark coal face
                    GCadd
Who'll take my place upon that train,
Em7Oh dear GCod, when I gDadd9o?
Cadd9And who will load this Dadd9iron toA7sus4p
Cadd9And who will strain his Dadd9bending A7sus4back
Em7And who will work and aDadd9che like A7sus4hell,
Cadd9Oh dear God, when I Ggo?Cadd9  Em7  Cadd9  
G    Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
G    Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
G    Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
Gwho will cry when the Cadd9roof caves in
                   Em7  A4/F#  
When friends are dying all around?
GAnd who will sing the Cadd9miner's hymn,
Em7Oh dear GCod, when I gDo?
Cadd9For forty years I've Dadd9loved the A7sus4mine
Cadd9For forty years I've Dadd9worked down A7sus4there
Em7Now who'll replace this Dadd9old minA7sus4er
Em7Oh dear CGod, when Dadd9I go?
Cadd9and who will wield my heDadd9avy piA7sus4ck
Cadd9That I did wield for Dadd9forty yA7sus4ears
Em7And who will hew the Dadd9black, bA7sus4lack coal,
dear CGod, when I Ggo?Cadd9  Em7  Cadd9  
G    Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
G    Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
G    Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
G    Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

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Old Miner

by Megson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dadd9

A7sus4

Capo 4th bound

320033

Cadd9

032033

Em7

022033

032010

Dadd9

000232

A7sus4

000233

A4 F#

/ 202033

Intro

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

G Cadd9 Em7 C Dadd9

G Cadd9

who'll replace this old miner

Em7 A4 F#

who will take my place below?

G Cadd9

who will follow the trepanner,

Em7 C Dadd9

Oh dear God, when I go?

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

Who will wield my heavy pick

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

That I did wield for forty years

Em7 Dadd9 A7sus4

And who will hew the black, black coal,

Cadd9 G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

Dear God, when I go?

G Cadd9

who will ride the miners' train

Em7 A4 F#

That takes him to the dark coal face

Cadd

Who'll take my place upon that train,

Em7 C Dadd9

Oh dear God, when I go?

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

And who will load this iron top

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

And who will strain his bending back

Em7 Dadd9 A7sus4

And who will work and ache like hell,

Cadd9 G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

Oh dear God, when I go?

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

G Cadd9

who will cry when the roof caves in

Em7 A4 F#

When friends are dying all around?

G Cadd9

And who will sing the miner's hymn,

Em7 C D

Oh dear God, when I go?

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

For forty years I've loved the mine

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

For forty years I've worked down there

Em7 Dadd9 A7sus4

Now who'll replace this old miner

Em7 C Dadd9

Oh dear God, when I go?

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

and who will wield my heavy pick

Cadd9 Dadd9 A7sus4

That I did wield for forty years

Em7 Dadd9 A7sus4

And who will hew the black, black coal,

C G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

dear God, when I go?

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

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