Intro: F Bb F Bb C Am Bb C F Bb F C Verse: F A miner's life is like a sailor Bb C Aboard a ship to cross the waves F Dm Every day his life's in danger Bb C Many ventures being brave
Verse: F Watch the rocks, they're falling daily Bb C Careless miners always fail F Dm Keep your hand upon your wages Bb C And your eye upon the scale Chorus: Bb Am Union miners, stand together F C Do not heed the Coal Board's tale F Dm7 Keep your hand upon your wages F C F C And your eye upon the scale Verse: F You've been docked and docked again, boys Bb C You've been loading three for one F Dm Oh, what's the use in all your working Bb C When your mining days are done? Verse: Am F Worn out shoes and worn out miners Bb C Blackened lungs and faces pale F Dm Oh, keep your hand upon your wages Bb C And your eye upon the scale Chorus: Bb Am Union miners, stand together F C Do not heed the Coal Board's tale F Dm7 Keep your hand upon your wages F C F C And your eye upon the scale Instrumental: F Bb F Bb C Am Bb C F Bb F C Verse: F In conclusion, bear in memory Bb C Keep this password in your mind F Dm Worker's strength cannot be broken Bb C When unions be combined Verse: Am F Stand up tall and stand together Bb C Victory for you prevail F Dm Oh, keep your hands upon your wages Bb C And your eye upon the scale Chorus: Bb Am Union miners, stand together F C Do not heed the Coal Board's tale F Dm7 Keep your hand upon your wages F C F C And your eye upon the scale Chorus: Bb Am Union miners, stand together F C Do not heed the Coal Board's tale F Dm7 Keep your hand upon your wages F C F C And your eye upon the scale Outro: F Bb F Bb C Am Bb C F Bb F C
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