Standard Tuning
E-A-D-G-B-e
Acoustic
Chords used
[G] [Am] [C] [C/B] [D7]
Intro :
Verse I
[G]School Days over, come on then John,
[Am]Time you was getting you[C] pit boots[G] on
[G]On with your sark and [C]moleskin tr[C/B]ousers
its t[C]ime you was on your way
[G]Time you was learnin the pitmans job
and e[Am]arning a pitmans p[D7]ay
Verse II
Come on then J[G]im, its time to go
[Am]time you was working [C]down be[G]low
[G]Time to be handling a p[C]ick and [C/B]shovel
you [C]start at the pits today
[G]Time you was learning the colliers job,
and e[Am]arning a colliers [D7]pay
Verse III
Come on then [G]Daithi, its almost light,
[Am]time you was off to the [C]anthracit[G]e
[G]The morning mist in [C]on the va[C/B]lley
its t[C]ime you was on your way
[G]Time you was learning the miners job
and [Am]earning a miners p[D7]ay
Verse I again
(I dont know the real name of that C/B chord
but im just calling it C/B)
Enjoy !
E-A-D-G-B-e
Acoustic
Chords used
[G] [Am] [C] [C/B] [D7]
e|------3---------0---------0---------0---------2---------|
B|------3---------1---------1---------1---------1---------|
G|------0---------2---------0---------2---------2---------|
D|------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------|
A|------2---------0---------3---------2---------x---------|
E|------3---------x---------x---------x---------x---------|
Intro :
G - - - - Am - - - - C - - - - G
G - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - C
G - - - - Am - - - - D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - -Am
D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse I
[G]School Days over, come on then John,
[Am]Time you was getting you[C] pit boots[G] on
[G]On with your sark and [C]moleskin tr[C/B]ousers
its t[C]ime you was on your way
[G]Time you was learnin the pitmans job
and e[Am]arning a pitmans p[D7]ay
C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse II
Come on then J[G]im, its time to go
[Am]time you was working [C]down be[G]low
[G]Time to be handling a p[C]ick and [C/B]shovel
you [C]start at the pits today
[G]Time you was learning the colliers job,
and e[Am]arning a colliers [D7]pay
C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse III
Come on then [G]Daithi, its almost light,
[Am]time you was off to the [C]anthracit[G]e
[G]The morning mist in [C]on the va[C/B]lley
its t[C]ime you was on your way
[G]Time you was learning the miners job
and [Am]earning a miners p[D7]ay
C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
D7 - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse I again
(I dont know the real name of that C/B chord
but im just calling it C/B)
Enjoy !