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Last Day In The Mines chords by Dave Dudley

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Intro:
Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramC majorC


Verse 1:
Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramFF               Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramG7G7
  For as long as I can remember, I've worked down in this pit
Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramFF                  Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG7G7    Chord diagramC majorC
  But today, it's all over, for this is the day I quit
Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramFF                     Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG7G7
  I'm gonna take my sweet little Ginny and make her my own
Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramFF                      Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramG7G7       Chord diagramC majorC
  We gonna move down in the valley and build ourselves a home
Chorus:
           Chord diagramG7G7              Chord diagramC majorC
This is my last day in the mines

Chord diagramC#C#


Verse 2:
        Chord diagramC#C#               Chord diagramF#F#                  Chord diagramC#C#            Chord diagramG#7G#7
Well, I swing that pick, move that shovel and time goes so slow
Chord diagramC#C#                       Chord diagramF#F#             Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramG#7G#7     Chord diagramC#C#
I can hardly wait for my boss to tell me that it's time to go
Chord diagramC#C#               Chord diagramF#F#               Chord diagramC#C#             Chord diagramG#7G#7
Up at the top, I know my Ginny is waiting patiently
   Chord diagramC#C#                       Chord diagramF#F#                    Chord diagramC#C#       Chord diagramG#7G#7      Chord diagramC#C#
In just a few minutes, I'll be there with her and from the mines be free


Chorus:
           Chord diagramG#7G#7             Chord diagramC#C#
This is my last day in the mines

Chord diagramD MajorD


Verse 3:
Chord diagramD MajorD                    Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramA augmentedA
  But wait a minute... what's that rumble way back in the ground?
Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramD MajorD
  Good Lord, it's a cave-in and the rocks are a-fallin' all around!
        Chord diagramD MajorD                            Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramA augmentedA
Now the timbers are breakin' and the rats are runnin' and I can hardly see
  Chord diagramD MajorD                        Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramD MajorD
Inside my chest, there's a mighty burnin' and my strength is leavin' me
Chorus:
           Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
This is my last day in the mines


Chord diagramD#D#

Verse 4:
  Chord diagramD#D#                    Chord diagramG#G#       Chord diagramD#D#                   Chord diagramA#A#
Beneath these rocks and timbers, with my strength all gone
Chord diagramD#D#                  Chord diagramG#G#            Chord diagramD#D#        Chord diagramA#A#   Chord diagramD#D#
My thoughts turn to Ginny, I must leave her all alone
  Chord diagramD#D#                  Chord diagramG#G#           Chord diagramD#D#                Chord diagramA#A#
I know they'll try to save me, but they gonna be too late
    Chord diagramD#D#               Chord diagramG#G#                   Chord diagramD#D#    Chord diagramA#A#       Chord diagramD#D#
For over that river, through that valley, I see heaven's gates


Chorus:
           Chord diagramA#A#              Chord diagramD#D#
This is my last day in the mines


Outro:
               Chord diagramA#A#              Chord diagramD#D#
Oh, this is my last day in the mines
           Chord diagramA#A#              Chord diagramD#D#
This is my last day in the mines

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