Melody for the Banjo/Mandonlin intro

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Verse

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My Daddy he were just a boy when he walked outta school,

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His Mammy said there?d soon be one more hungry mouth to fill,

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He said ?the learnin? and the schoolin? wurnae bad for them that could,

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Tho? I can read & write my bloody name & sign it where I should?,


Chorus

And he said..

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?If I had my time again, I know I?d be a learned man,

   Am                        Am     G    Am
An artisan in high demand, a Doctor or a Teacher,

Am                                G             Em
As sure as guns are made of iron, I were born a workin man,

    Am               G                Am     G    Am
I?d live & die right where I stand if I?d my time again?.


Verse

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He went wide eyed down tae Johnny Brown, he were a big lad for his years,

Am                                                      G               Am
And there he worked so long if he ever cried there?d be iron ore in his tears,

Am                                 G              Em
He?d tumble in of a Friday night a Haddie for yer tea,

         Am                             G                Am
And he?d sing to me their dirty songs & diddle me on his knee,


Chorus

And he?d sing..

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?If I had my time again, I know I?d be a rovin? man,

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I?d rove away to far Japan to court the Emperors daughter..?

Am                                G             Em
As sure as guns are made of iron, I were born a workin man,

Am                   G                Am     G    Am
I?d live & die right where I stand if I?d my time again?.


Verse

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With his mates he?d belt the plates on fleets of shining awe,

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To carry all the well-to-do to golden foreign shores,

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They all coughed themselves to an early grave half filled with bloody rain,

       Am                               G       Am
As the people sang ?The Long Black Limousine?,


Chorus

We all sing!..

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?If I had my time again, I know I?d be a fightin? man,

Am              G             Am   G      Am
In far Malay or Vietnam , tho? I am more a lover..?

Am                                G             Em
As sure as guns are made of iron, I were born a workin man,

Am                   G                Am     G    Am
I?d live & die right where I stand if I?d my time again?.