Down in the Mines Chords by Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
Tempo:
160 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [G]
[C#m] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[A] [G]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A]
The tough sturdy miner works hard [E] for his pay.
[A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of
the day.
[A] But there's no one who works harder way down in the [E]
ground [A] than Billy the pit
horse, a slave to the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers
are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [A] way down in the [D] mines.
[A]
[E] [A] There's many a pretty girl I've known [E] in my life
[F#m] who lives just [D] to be a [A] coal [E] miner's wife.
[A] A coal miner's wife must be [E] sturdy and strong
[A] and should never worry when things do go wrong.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never [C#] shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the [D] mines.
[A] [E]
[A] I hope when I die and the [E] ages shall roll,
[F#m] my body [D] will blacken and turn [E] into [D] coal.
[A] And when I look down on my [E] heavenly home
[A] and pity [D] the miners [E] digging [A] my bones.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never
[C#] shines.
[D] [F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [B] in the mines.
[A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[F#m] [Bm] [Am]
[D] [E]
[A]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] So come all ye young fellows, your [E]
fortune you seek.
[F#m] Don't bury [D] yourselves in the mines so
[E] deep.
[A] For it forms as a habit and [D] seeped in [E] your soul.
[F#m] Till the blood in [D] your veins [E] turns as black as the [F#m] coal.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon way [A] down in the [D]
[A] mines.
[E]
[A] There's a many a man that I have seen in [E] my day.
[F#m] Who lived just [D] to labor his whole life [E] away.
[A]
Like a fiend with his dope and the drunkard [E] his wine.
[A] A man will [D] have a lust for [E] the lure [A] of the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never
[F] shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the
[D] mines.
[A]
[E] [A] The cluster de miner works hard for [G] his pay.
[A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of the day.
[A] But there's no one who works harder way down [Em] in the ground.
[A] Than Billy [D] the pit horse, [E] a slave to [A] the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [D] [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon [Em] way down in [D] the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [Bm] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [Bm] and the pleasures [A] are few.
[D] [A] Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down in [A] the mines.
[N]
[C#m] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[A] [G]
[A] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A]
The tough sturdy miner works hard [E] for his pay.
[A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of
the day.
[A] But there's no one who works harder way down in the [E]
ground [A] than Billy the pit
horse, a slave to the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers
are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [A] way down in the [D] mines.
[A]
[E] [A] There's many a pretty girl I've known [E] in my life
[F#m] who lives just [D] to be a [A] coal [E] miner's wife.
[A] A coal miner's wife must be [E] sturdy and strong
[A] and should never worry when things do go wrong.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never [C#] shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the [D] mines.
[A] [E]
[A] I hope when I die and the [E] ages shall roll,
[F#m] my body [D] will blacken and turn [E] into [D] coal.
[A] And when I look down on my [E] heavenly home
[A] and pity [D] the miners [E] digging [A] my bones.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never
[C#] shines.
[D] [F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [B] in the mines.
[A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[F#m] [Bm] [Am]
[D] [E]
[A]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] So come all ye young fellows, your [E]
fortune you seek.
[F#m] Don't bury [D] yourselves in the mines so
[E] deep.
[A] For it forms as a habit and [D] seeped in [E] your soul.
[F#m] Till the blood in [D] your veins [E] turns as black as the [F#m] coal.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon way [A] down in the [D]
[A] mines.
[E]
[A] There's a many a man that I have seen in [E] my day.
[F#m] Who lived just [D] to labor his whole life [E] away.
[A]
Like a fiend with his dope and the drunkard [E] his wine.
[A] A man will [D] have a lust for [E] the lure [A] of the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never
[F] shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the
[D] mines.
[A]
[E] [A] The cluster de miner works hard for [G] his pay.
[A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of the day.
[A] But there's no one who works harder way down [Em] in the ground.
[A] Than Billy [D] the pit horse, [E] a slave to [A] the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
Where the rain never falls and the sun [D] [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon [Em] way down in [D] the mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [Bm] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [Bm] and the pleasures [A] are few.
[D] [A] Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down in [A] the mines.
[N]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
A
E
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[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
The tough sturdy miner works hard [E] for his pay.
_ _ [A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of
the day. _ _
[A] But there's no one who works harder way down in the [E] _
_ ground [A] than Billy the pit
horse, a slave to the _ mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers
are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ _ Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [A] way down in the _ [D] mines.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] There's many a pretty girl I've known [E] in my _ _ _ life
[F#m] who lives just [D] to be a [A] coal [E] miner's _ wife.
[A] _ A coal miner's wife must be [E] sturdy and _ strong _
[A] and should never worry when things do go _ _ wrong.
_ [E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few. _ _ _
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _ [C#] shines. _
_ _ _ [F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the _ _ [D] mines.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] I hope when I die and the [E] ages shall roll,
_ _ [F#m] my body [D] will blacken and turn [E] into [D] coal. _ _
[A] And when I look down on my _ [E] heavenly _ _ home
[A] and pity [D] the miners [E] digging [A] my _ bones. _
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ _ Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ shines.
[D] [F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [B] in the _ _ mines.
[A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] So come all ye young fellows, your [E]
fortune you _ seek. _
[F#m] Don't bury _ [D] yourselves in the mines so _
[E] deep.
_ [A] For it forms as a habit and [D] seeped in [E] your _ _ soul.
[F#m] Till the blood in [D] your veins [E] turns as black as the _ [F#m] coal.
_ _ [E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few. _ _
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _ shines. _
_ _ _ [F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon way [A] down in the _ _ [D] _ _
[A] mines.
_ _ [E] _ _
[A] There's a many a man that I have seen in [E] my day.
_ _ [F#m] Who lived just [D] to labor his whole life [E] away.
_ [A] _ _
Like a fiend with his dope and the drunkard [E] his wine.
_ _ [A] A man will [D] have a lust for [E] the lure [A] of the mines. _ _
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the _
_ [D] _ mines.
[A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] The cluster de miner works hard for [G] his pay. _ _
[A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of the day.
_ _ [A] But there's no one who works harder way down [Em] in the _ _ ground.
[A] Than Billy [D] the pit horse, [E] a slave to [A] the mines.
_ [E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few. _ _ _
Where the rain never falls and the sun [D] [E] never _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ shines.
[F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon [Em] way down in [D] the _ mines. _
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [Bm] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [Bm] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ _ [D] [A] Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ shines.
_ _ _ _ _
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down in [A] the mines. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
The tough sturdy miner works hard [E] for his pay.
_ _ [A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of
the day. _ _
[A] But there's no one who works harder way down in the [E] _
_ ground [A] than Billy the pit
horse, a slave to the _ mines.
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers
are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ _ Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [A] way down in the _ [D] mines.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] There's many a pretty girl I've known [E] in my _ _ _ life
[F#m] who lives just [D] to be a [A] coal [E] miner's _ wife.
[A] _ A coal miner's wife must be [E] sturdy and _ strong _
[A] and should never worry when things do go _ _ wrong.
_ [E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few. _ _ _
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _ [C#] shines. _
_ _ _ [F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the _ _ [D] mines.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] I hope when I die and the [E] ages shall roll,
_ _ [F#m] my body [D] will blacken and turn [E] into [D] coal. _ _
[A] And when I look down on my _ [E] heavenly _ _ home
[A] and pity [D] the miners [E] digging [A] my _ bones. _
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ _ Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ shines.
[D] [F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [B] in the _ _ mines.
[A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] So come all ye young fellows, your [E]
fortune you _ seek. _
[F#m] Don't bury _ [D] yourselves in the mines so _
[E] deep.
_ [A] For it forms as a habit and [D] seeped in [E] your _ _ soul.
[F#m] Till the blood in [D] your veins [E] turns as black as the _ [F#m] coal.
_ _ [E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few. _ _
Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _ shines. _
_ _ _ [F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon way [A] down in the _ _ [D] _ _
[A] mines.
_ _ [E] _ _
[A] There's a many a man that I have seen in [E] my day.
_ _ [F#m] Who lived just [D] to labor his whole life [E] away.
_ [A] _ _
Like a fiend with his dope and the drunkard [E] his wine.
_ _ [A] A man will [D] have a lust for [E] the lure [A] of the mines. _ _
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ shines.
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down [A] in the _
_ [D] _ mines.
[A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] The cluster de miner works hard for [G] his pay. _ _
[A] He works through [D] the night and most [E] of the day.
_ _ [A] But there's no one who works harder way down [Em] in the _ _ ground.
[A] Than Billy [D] the pit horse, [E] a slave to [A] the mines.
_ [E] It's dark as a dungeon, [D] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [D] and the pleasures [A] are few. _ _ _
Where the rain never falls and the sun [D] [E] never _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ shines.
[F#m] It's dark [Bm] as a dungeon [Em] way down in [D] the _ mines. _
[E] It's dark as a dungeon, [Bm] it's damp [A] as a dew.
[E] The dangers are double [Bm] and the pleasures [A] are few.
_ _ _ [D] [A] Where the rain never falls and the sun [E] never _ _ shines.
_ _ _ _ _
[F#m] It's dark [D] as a dungeon [E] way down in [A] the mines. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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