Intro - D 4 bars
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Johnny Miner, you were born
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Never to see the rising dawn
G                  Bm
Now it's time that you were gone
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Farewell Johnny Miner!

CHORUS
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And farewell Durham, Yorkshire too
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Nottingham, the same to you
G                      Bm
Scotland, South Wales, say Adieu
D        G      A
Farewell Johnny Miner

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They've promised you the earth sometimes
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To get coal from their stinkin' mines
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Now the justice for their crimes
   D         G      A
Is Farewell, Johnny Miner!

Chorus

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You've battled with the sliding scale
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Lungs turned black & faces pale
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Now your body's up for sale
D        G      A
Farewell Johnny Miner!

Chorus

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And Farewell John, don't take it hard
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Unemployment isn't bad
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They'll treat you well in the knackers' yard
D        G      A
Farewell Johnny Miner!