A Miner's Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Fair [G]warn[D] in[C]g[G][D]
[G]to [D]your neighbor
For all of those who labor
At trying to make a living underground
[A]Matter's not[D] for what you're seeking
The chances are you'll weaken,
in time the odds will [A]turn your life [D]around
And the coal fields of Kentucky,
man [Dm]they say you're lucky
[D]If the black lung don't
put you underground
[A]Oh, while you're swo[D]llen
with the gold lust,
you're breathing in the coarse dust
Till Selly Coles has [A]fi nally
dragged [D]you down[C][G]
[D]Hear that cold steel a -ringin'
[Dm]Hear [D]them hammers swi[A]ngin' low[D]
A miner's life ain't hardly worth [A]at all
Hear the [D]Tommyknockers knockin'
Feel [G]a -reelin' and a -rock[D]in'
Afraid it's gonna [A]come in after
[D]all[C][G][D]
[A][D]
[A][D][C][G]
[D]For every miner who hits pay dirt
He lives to tell it, aren't there?
A thousand more
are swallowed in the [A]mire
And for each [D]de cent mining outfit
There's a hundred other misfits
who'd never planned to
see a [A]man be[D]fore
So when choosing your profession,
take heed and learn a lesson
From those who've lived to
labor under[A]ground
Cause they've [D]got a different story,
a -mining at its glory
They give it all to turn [A]their
life [D]around[C][G]
[D]Hear that coal still a -ringin'
Hear them hammers [A]swingin' [D]long
A miner's life ain't hardly worth at [A]all
Hear the [D]tommy knockers knockin'
Feel a [G]-reelin' and a -rock[D]in'
Afraid it's gonna [A]come in after [D]all[C]
[G][D][C][G][D][C][G][D]
Thank you for