Chords with lyrics
Damien Dempsey
Schooldays Over
Standard Tuning
E-A-D-G-B-e
Acoustic
Chords used
D7D7
e|------3---------0---------0---------0---------2---------|
BB|------3---------1---------1---------1---------1---------|
G+G|------0---------2---------0---------2---------2---------|
D MajorD|------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------|
A augmentedA|------2---------0---------3---------2---------x---------|
E MajorE|------3---------x---------x---------x---------x---------|
Intro :
G+G
C majorC
A minorAm
A minorAm
Verse I
G+G
School Days over, come on then John,
G+G
Time you was getting you pit boots on
C/BC/B
On with your sark and moleskin trousers
C majorC
its time you was on your way
G+G
Time you was learnin the pitman´s job
D7D7
and earning a pitman´s pay
A minorAm
A minorAm
Verse II
G+G
Come on then Jim, it´s time to go
G+G
time you was working down below
C/BC/B
Time to be handling a pick and shovel
C majorC
you start at the pits today
G+G
Time you was learning the collier´s job,
D7D7
and earning a collier´s pay
A minorAm
A minorAm
Verse III
G+G
Come on then Daithi, it´s almost light,
G+G
time you was off to the anthracite
C/BC/B
The morning mist in on the valley
C majorC
it´s time you was on your way
G+G
Time you was learning the miner´s job
D7D7
and earning a miner´s pay
A minorAm
A minorAm
Verse I again
[I dont know the real name of that C/BC/B chord
but im just calling it C/BC/B]