• Song:

    Old Miner

  • Artist:

    Megson

Capo 4th bound





Intro
G   C9   Em7   C9
G   C9   Em7   C D9

G                   C9
who'll replace this old miner
Em7               A4/F#
who will take my place below?
G                   C9
who will follow the trepanner,
Em7      C           D9
Oh dear God, when I go?



C9               D9 A74
Who will wield my heavy pick
C9                D9 A74
That I did wield for forty years
Em7                   D9       A74
And who will hew the black, black coal,
C9            G   C9  Em7  C9
Dear God, when I go?


G                 C9
who will ride the miners' train
Em7                    A4/F#
That takes him to the dark coal face
G                    Cadd
Who'll take my place upon that train,
Em7      C           D9
Oh dear God, when I go?


C9                  D9  A74
And who will load this iron top
C9                   D9   A74
And who will strain his bending back
Em7                    D9    A74
And who will work and ache like hell,
C9               G    C9 Em7 C9
Oh dear God, when I go?

G    C9 Em7 C9

G    C9 Em7 C9
G    C9 Em7 C9
G                     C9
who will cry when the roof caves in
Em7                   A4/F#
When friends are dying all around?
G                     C9
And who will sing the miner's hymn,
Em7      C           D
Oh dear God, when I go?


C9                D9     A74
For forty years I've loved the mine
C9                D9       A74
For forty years I've worked down there
Em7                     D9  A74
Now who'll replace this old miner
Em7     C         D9
Oh dear God, when I go?


C9                   D9 A74
and who will wield my heavy pick
C9                D9  A74
That I did wield for forty years
Em7                  D9   A74
And who will hew the black, black coal,
     C           G    C9 Em7 C9
dear God, when I go?

G    C9 Em7 C9
G    C9 Em7 C9
G    C9 Em7 C9
G    C9 Em7 C9

Tabbed by PatrickdSD 18.01.2012
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