A Miners Life chords by Solas

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
FF  Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb C majorC A minorAm Bb majorBb  C majorC FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC

Verse:

     FF
A augmentedA miner's life is like a sailor

     Bb majorBb        C majorC
Aboard a ship to cross the waves

   FF         DmDm
Every day his life's in danger

   Bb majorBb       C majorC
Many ventures being brave

Verse:

   FF
Watch the rocks, they're falling daily

     Bb majorBb      C majorC
Careless miners always fail

   FF          DmDm
Keep your hand upon your wages

     Bb majorBb    C majorC
And your eye upon the scale

Chorus:

   Bb majorBb       A minorAm
Union miners, stand together

    FF           C majorC
Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

     FF       Dm7Dm7
Keep your hand upon your wages

     FF  C majorC    FF    C majorC
And your eye upon the scale

Verse:

      FF
You've been docked and docked again, boys

      Bb majorBb        C majorC
You've been loading three for one

        FF        DmDm
Oh, what's the use in all your working

     Bb majorBb       C majorC
When your mining days are done?

Verse:

     A minorAm         FF
Worn out shoes and worn out miners

     Bb majorBb       C majorC
Blackened lungs and faces pale

     FF          DmDm
Oh, keep your hand upon your wages

     Bb majorBb    C majorC
And your eye upon the scale

Chorus:

   Bb majorBb       A minorAm
Union miners, stand together

    FF           C majorC
Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

     FF       Dm7Dm7
Keep your hand upon your wages

     FF  C majorC    FF    C majorC
And your eye upon the scale

Instrumental:
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb C majorC A minorAm Bb majorBb  C majorC FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC

Verse:

   FF
In conclusion, bear in memory

     Bb majorBb        C majorC
Keep this password in your mind

    FF          DmDm
Worker's strength cannot be broken

   Bb majorBb      C majorC
When unions be combined

Verse:

     A minorAm        FF
Stand up tall and stand together

   Bb majorBb      C majorC
Victory for you prevail

       FF        DmDm
Oh, keep your hands upon your wages

     Bb majorBb    C majorC
And your eye upon the scale

Chorus:

   Bb majorBb       A minorAm
Union miners, stand together

    FF           C majorC
Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

     FF       Dm7Dm7
Keep your hand upon your wages

     FF  C majorC    FF    C majorC
And your eye upon the scale

Chorus:

   Bb majorBb       A minorAm
Union miners, stand together

    FF           C majorC
Do not heed the Coal Board's tale

     FF       Dm7Dm7
Keep your hand upon your wages

     FF  C majorC    FF    C majorC
And your eye upon the scale

Outro:
FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb C majorC A minorAm Bb majorBb  C majorC FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC