Chords for George Formby - Down The Old Coal Hole

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_ _ George he was a miner and one day it [G#] came to pass
[C#] He met [A#] Nelly Murgie, [D#m] Troyder, Gradley, [G#] Sartre, Lasse
[C#] He did some [A#m] extra night work [D#] just to earn a [C] bit of brass
He went working [G#] down the old coal hole
_ [C#] Give me me [F#] shovel and me pick
Nelly, [C#] I'm going down the hole [Cm] to get the coal
[G#] With [C#] me shovel and me pick, me [F#] lamp and little bit of wick
[C#] I'm going [G#] down the old [C#] coal hole, down [F#] the hole, [C#] down the hole
_ I'm going down the hole to get [G#] the coal
[C#] With me meat and gravy can and me [F#] little bundle in me hand
[C#] I'm going [G#] down the old [C#] coal [G#] hole _
[C#] Sitting on the sofa George he said I've lost me heart
[D#] I don't know much about [A] love but I'll kiss you for a start
[C#] He mucked [G#] about for half an [C#] hour then said I must depart
[G#] And go working down the old coal hole
_ [C#] _ Little Nelly's father came and upset all the fun
[D#] Little Nelly's father [A] had a double barrel gun
[C#] George he said [G#] excuse me [C#] but it's time for me to run
[G#] And go working down the old coal hole
[A] _ _ [C#] When he coddled Nelly he was often black as ink
[D#] And when they did her washing at [A] the laundry they would wink
[C#m] And murmur by [G#] the look of them [C#] well anyone'd think
[G#] She'd been working down the old coal [A] hole
_ [C#] _ Nelly's mother said I somehow rather fancy you
_ [D#] Fill the loving cup and [A] drink to sparkling eyes of blue
[C#] He said I'll fill [G#] your loving cup and [C#] I'll fill your scuttle too
Cause [C] I'm working down the old coal [A] hole
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One day little Nelly she looked worried it was plain
[D#] She met him at the pit head [A] with a bundle in the rain
[C#] He just [G#] took one look at it then [C#] he staggered back again
[G#] And he tumbled down the old [C#] coal [G#] hole
_ [C#] Give me me shovel and [F#] me pick Nelly [C#] I'm going down the old to [G#] get the coal
_ [C#] With me shovel and me pick [F#] me lamp and little bit of wick
[D#] I'm going down the [C#] old coal hole
_ [F#] Down the old coal the coal [C#] down the old
I'm going down the old to [G#] get the coal
_ [C#] With me meat and gravy can me [F#] little bundle in me hand
[C#] I'm going down the old coal hole
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