Tom: A
A
It's a working man l am
D A
And I've been down under ground
E
And I swear to God if ever see the sun
A
Or for any length of time
D A
I can hold it in my mind
E A
I never again will go down under ground
[Verse 1]
A D A
At the age of sixteen years, with my father close to tears
E
As he vowed ne're again to send his sons
A D A
To the dark recess of the mine, where you age before your time
A E A
And the coal dust lies heave on your lungs.
[Chorus]
A
It's a working man l am
D A
And I've been down under ground
E
And I swear to God if ever see the sun
A
Or for any length of time
D A
I can hold it in my mind
E A
I never again will go down under ground
[Verse 1]
A D A
At the age of sixty five, I pray to God I'm still alive,
E
And the wheels above the mines no longer whine,
A D A
And they finally close the hole, where for years we clawed for coal,
A E A
And never again will we go down underground
[Chorus]
A
It's a working man l am
D A
And I've been down under ground
E
And I swear to God if ever see the sun
A
Or for any length of time
D A
I can hold it in my mind
E A
I never again will go down under ground
