Chords for I Spend My Days Below The Ground

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[Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] Mine is a [Abm] tale of many a man, [B] A pot filled on west of [Abm] Waco.
_ _ [B] I make my living [Abm] with my back in my [E] hands, Searching the [B] caverns for coal. _
What's left of a [Abm] man too soon past his prime, [B] Most days I feel [Abm] like a slave.
_ [B] Doing my [Abm] time on the company dime, [E] Down in a rock [B] solid grave.
_ It's dreary and dark, [E] deep down [B] in the mine, But it's a life to which [E] I am bound.
[Gb] Where dreams [B] of a young [E] man just [B] wither with time.
[Dbm] Since I never [Ebm] got out [E] of this town, I spend my days below [B] the ground.
[Abm] When _ _ _ [B] _ _
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[B] I was a boy [Abm] about fifteen years [B] old, The mine wasn't part [Abm] of my plan.
_ _ [B] I had big [Abm] dreams on down the road, [E] To be a doctor or a [B] businessman. _
_ But then daddy he died [Abm] with a chest full of coal, [B] And a new sense of duty [Abm] arrived. _ _
[B] I took his [Abm] place down in the black [E] hole, To make sure the family [B] _ survived.
[Gb] It's dreary [B] and dark, [E] deep down [B] in the mine, [Gb] But it's a [B] life to which [E] I am bound.
[Gb] Where dreams [B] of a young [E] man just wither [B] with time.
[Dbm] Since I never [Ebm] got out [E] of this town, I spend my days below [B] the ground.
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_ _ Thank you, thank you, thank you. _ _ _ _ _
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[B] As I walk out the door, [Abm] I look down the hall, [B] Toward the room of my [Abm] only son.
[B] I know the family pictures [Abm] that hang on the wall, [E] I pray someday he'll [B] be the one.
Who can break down the [Abm] chain of three generations, [B] And leave all this misery [Abm] _ behind. _
[B] Find a new town [Abm] and a good occupation, [E] And leave me with some [B] peace of mind.
[Gb] It's dreary [B] and dark, [E] deep down [B] in the mine, [Gb] But it's a life [B] to which I [E] am bound.
_ [Gb] Where dreams [B] of a young [E] man just wither [B] with time.
[Dbm] Since I never [B] got out of [E] this town. _
[Gb] It's dreary [B] and dark, [E] deep down [B] in the mine, [Gb] But it's a [B] life to which I [E] am bound.
[Gb] Where dreams [B] of a young [E] man just wither [B] with time.
[Dbm] Since I never [Ebm] got out of [E] this town, I spend my days below [B] the ground.
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