Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
FF C minorCm FF C minorCm
Verse 1:
FF C majorC FF
The gold of Cortés, the jewels of Pizarro
A#A# FF DmDm C majorC
Will seem like mere trinkets by this time tomorrow
G#G# C#C# G#G#
The gold we find here will dwarf them by far
A#A#
Oh, with all ya got in ya, boys
D#D# C majorC
Dig up Virginia, boys
Chorus 1:
FF A#A# FF C majorC
Mine, boys, mine ev'ry mountain
FF A#A# FF C majorC
And dig, boys, dig 'til ya drop
G#G# C#C#
Grab a pick, boys
A#A# C majorC
Quick, boys
DmDm C majorC FF A#A#
Shove in a shovel, uncover those lovely
FF C majorC DmDm
Pebbles that sparkle and shine
G7G7 C majorC C minorCm
It's gold and it's mine, mine, mine
Bridge 1:
FF C minorCm
Dig and dig and dig and diggety
FF C minorCm
Dig and dig and dig and diggety
FF
Hey nonny nonny, ho nonny nonny
C minorCm
Oh, how I love it!
FF
Hey nonny nonny, ooh nonny nonny
C minorCm
Riches for Cheap!
F#F#
Hey nonny nonny, ho nonny nonny
C# minorC#m
There'll be heaps of it
F#F# C#C#
And I'll be on top of the heap!
Verse 2:
F#F# C#C# F#F#
My rivals back home, It's not that I'm bitter
BB F#F# D#mD#m C#C#
But think how they'll squirm when they see how I glitter!
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
The ladies at court, will be all a-twitter
BB C#C# C#7C#7
The king will reward me, he'll knight me, no, lord me!
F#F# BB F#F# C#C#
It's mine, mine, mine for the taking
F#F# BB F#F# C#C#
It's mine, boys, mine me that gold!
A augmentedA D MajorD G#G# C#C#
With those nuggets dug it
D#mD#m C#C#
It's glory they'll gimme
F#F# BB
My dear friend, King Jimmy
F#F# C#C# D#mD#m
Will probably build me a shrine
G#7G#7 C#C# C# minorC#m
When all of the gold is mine
F#F# C# minorC#m
Dig and dig and dig and diggety
F#F# C#C#
Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig!
John Verse:
D#D# C#C#
All of my life, I have searched for a land
D#D# C#C#
Like this one
D#D# C#C# C majorC
A augmentedA wilder, more challenging country I couldn't design
F minorFm C#C# D#D# G#G# C#C# D#D#
Hundreds of dangers await and I don't plan to miss one
E MajorE G#G# C#C#
In a land I can claim, a land I can tame
A#A#
The greatest adventure is mine!
C majorC
Keep on working, lads
Don't be shirking, lads
D MajorD
Mine, boys, mine
G+G
Mine me that gold
Chorus 2:
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Dig, dig, dig and diggity
G+G
Beautiful gold
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Dig, dig, for that gold
A#A# D#D#
Make this island
A augmentedA D MajorD
My land!
E minorEm D MajorD
Make the mounds big, boys
G+G C majorC
I'd help you to dig, boys
G+G D MajorD D#mD#m
But I've got this crick in me spine
D MajorD G+G
This land we behold
This beauty untold
C majorC G+G
A augmentedA man can be bold!
D MajorD E minorEm
It all can be sold!
D MajorD
And the gold
Is
Mine!
Mine!
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Mine!