A Miners Life chords by Solas

Intro:
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Verse:

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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

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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

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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:

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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:
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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:
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