Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
N.C. E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 1:
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Well it's over the hills and around we go
E MajorE A augmentedA
Bound to go, down we go
A augmentedA
Digging up the devil in Jellico
E MajorE A augmentedA
Rocking in the weary land
A augmentedA
Hang your number on a nail and hold the line
E MajorE A augmentedA
It's hard times in the coal mine
A augmentedA
Take one last look at that sunshine
E MajorE A augmentedA
And follow them boys on in
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Brave Boys here, Brave Boys there
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Hey ho the Brave Boys rocking in the weary land
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Gals fill the whiskey jar, kiss your loving man
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Hey ho the Brave Boys rocking in the weary land
Instrumental:
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 2:
A augmentedA
Here's to Old Black Pete and Spanish Joe
E MajorE A augmentedA
They sleep five thousand feet below
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We laid their bones on a bed of coal
E MajorE A augmentedA
Rocking in the weary land
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And the Bog Head Boys they dug for a dollar
E MajorE A augmentedA
'Til the roof caved in you could hear them holler
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Went in six feet came out a bit smaller
E MajorE A augmentedA
Rocking in the weary land
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Brave Boys here, Brave Boys there
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Hey ho the Brave Boys rocking in the weary land
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Gals fill the whiskey jar, kiss your loving man
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Hey ho the Brave Boys rocking in the weary land
Instrumental:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m A augmentedA F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Bridge:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Brave Boys, hey ho
A augmentedA D MajorD F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Brave Boys, hey ho
Verse 3:
E MajorE A augmentedA
So it's goodbye gals we've got to go
Cause a miner's life is all we know
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Just to make a little dough way down in a hole
E MajorE A augmentedA
Rocking in the weary land
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And it's when we die neath six feet of rubble
E MajorE A augmentedA
You can bury our bones with a pick and a shovel
A augmentedA
Tell old King Coal we're a heap worth of trouble
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE E7E7
Rocking in the weary land
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
Brave Boys here, Brave Boys there
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Hey ho the Brave Boys rocking in the weary land
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Gals fill the whiskey jar, kiss your loving man
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Hey ho the Brave Boys rocking in the weary land
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Hey ho the Brave Boys rocking in the weary land
Instrumental:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Outro:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Brave Boys, hey ho