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A Miners Life

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[Intro]
F    Bb  F Bb  C  Am  Bb   C F Bb F C
[Verse]
A miner's Flife is like a sailor
Aboard a Bbship to cross the Cwaves
Every Fday his life's in Dmdanger
Many Bbventures being Cbrave
[Verse]
Watch Fthe rocks, they're falling daily
Careless Bbminers always Cfail
Keep Fyour hand upon your Dmwages
And your Bbeye upon Cthe scale
[Chorus]
Union Bbminers, stand toAmgether
Do not Fheed the Coal Board's Ctale
Keep your Fhand upon your Dm7wages
And your Feye uCpon the FscaleC  
[Verse]
You've been Fdocked and docked again, boys
You've been Bbloading three for Cone
Oh, what's the Fuse in all your Dmworking
When your Bbmining days are Cdone?
[Verse]
Worn out Amshoes and worn out Fminers
Blackened Bblungs and faces Cpale
Oh, keep Fyour hand upon your Dmwages
And your Bbeye upon Cthe scale
[Chorus]
Union Bbminers, stand toAmgether
Do not Fheed the Coal Board's Ctale
Keep your Fhand upon your Dm7wages
And your Feye uCpon the FscaleC  
[Instrumental]
F  Bb  F Bb  C  Am  Bb   C F Bb F C
[Verse]
In conFclusion, bear in memory
Keep this Bbpassword in your Cmind
Worker's Fstrength cannot be Dmbroken
When Bbunions be comCbined
[Verse]
Stand up Amtall and stand toFgether
VictoBbry for you preCvail
Oh, keep your Fhands upon your Dmwages
And your Bbeye upon Cthe scale
[Chorus]
Union Bbminers, stand toAmgether
Do not Fheed the Coal Board's Ctale
Keep your Fhand upon your Dm7wages
And your Feye uCpon the FscaleC  
[Chorus]
Union Bbminers, stand toAmgether
Do not Fheed the Coal Board's Ctale
Keep your Fhand upon your Dm7wages
And your Feye uCpon the FscaleC  
[Outro]
F  Bb  F Bb  C  Am  Bb   C F Bb F C

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A Miners Life

by Solas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

F Bb F Bb C Am Bb C F Bb F C

[Verse]

A miner's life is like a sailor

Bb C

Aboard a ship to cross the waves

F Dm

Every day his life's in danger

Bb C

Many ventures being brave

[Verse]

Watch the rocks, they're falling daily

Bb C

Careless miners always fail

F Dm

Keep your hand upon your wages

Bb C

And your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]

Bb Am

Union miners, stand together

F C

Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

F Dm7

Keep your hand upon your wages

F C F C

And your eye upon the scale

[Verse]

You've been docked and docked again, boys

Bb C

You've been loading three for one

F Dm

Oh, what's the use in all your working

Bb C

When your mining days are done?

[Verse]

Am F

Worn out shoes and worn out miners

Bb C

Blackened lungs and faces pale

F Dm

Oh, keep your hand upon your wages

Bb C

And your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]

Bb Am

Union miners, stand together

F C

Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

F Dm7

Keep your hand upon your wages

F C F C

And your eye upon the scale

[Instrumental]

F Bb F Bb C Am Bb C F Bb F C

[Verse]

In conclusion, bear in memory

Bb C

Keep this password in your mind

F Dm

Worker's strength cannot be broken

Bb C

When unions be combined

[Verse]

Am F

Stand up tall and stand together

Bb C

Victory for you prevail

F Dm

Oh, keep your hands upon your wages

Bb C

And your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]

Bb Am

Union miners, stand together

F C

Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

F Dm7

Keep your hand upon your wages

F C F C

And your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]

Bb Am

Union miners, stand together

F C

Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

F Dm7

Keep your hand upon your wages

F C F C

And your eye upon the scale

[Outro]

F Bb F Bb C Am Bb C F Bb F C

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