Artist: | Rita MacNeil (English) |
User: | David Long |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
Abusive: | |
Comment: | - |
VERSE 1
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 2
G C G
At the age of sixteen years, oh he quarrels with his peers,
D Dsus4 D
Who vowed they'd never see another one,
G C G
In the dark recess of the mine, Where you age before your time, and
G D G Gsus4 G
The coal dust lies heavy on your lungs.
Chorus 1
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 3
G C G
At the age of sixty four, Old will greet you at the door, and
D Dsus4 D
He'll gently lead you by the arm,
G C G
Through the dark recess of the mine, Old will take you back in time, and
D
A D Dsus4 D
He'll tell you of the hardships that were had.
Chorus 2
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 3
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 4
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
D C G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.