Chords for Jeff Moore - Only A Miner

Tempo:
118.55 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Cm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jeff Moore - Only A Miner chords
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[Eb]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
His dad was a miner [Ab] and his granddad [Bb] was too
[Abm] There was never [Eb] much question about what he might [Bb] do
[Eb] By the age [Ab] of thirteen he'd lay down [Bb] his pen
[Eb] And become a coal miner and a prince [Bb] among men
[Eb] My goal as a young lad [Ab] from a bright [Bb] early [Ab] age
Was to follow [Eb] my dear hero down [Bb] the net cage
Ferry [Eb] lights and pit ponies [Bb]
[Ab] were the stuff of [Bb] my dreams
[Ab] Never thinking [Eb] how hard my dad [Bb] worked at the sea
[Eb] [Ab] Only a miner [Eb] killed under the ground
Only a miner [Bb]
and one more [Cm] was found
[Eb] Killed by accident, [Ab] no one can tell
[Eb] Your mining's all over, poor miner, farewell
Dad worked like a Trojan, [Ab] his [Eb] money [Bb] to save
And I'm afraid [Eb] that he worked himself into [Bb] his grave
And [Eb] my schooling [Ab] was paid [Bb] for [Ab] at the cost of [Bb] his lungs
[Abm] Dad [Eb] was an old man at the age [Bb] of forty-one
[Eb] I never will forget how [Ab] his face lit [Bb] with pride
[Fm] When I got [Eb] my diploma, he was there by my [Bb] side
[Eb] And I try to [Ab] remember him as he [Bb] was then
[Eb] A rare moment of joy for a prince [Bb] among men
[Eb] [Ab] Only a [Eb] miner killed under the ground
Only a miner [Bb] and one more [Cm] was found
[Dm] [Eb] Killed by accident, [Ab] no one can tell
[Eb] Your mining's all over, poor miner, farewell
A gold watch and chain, [Abm]
[Eb] scribe [Bb] James Doyle
Never [Eb] seen much reward for a life of such [Bb] toil
But [Eb] I keep his lamp [Bb] burning [Ab] and his old [Bb] union card
[Eb] And his bones rest here in this sunlit [Bb] graveyard
My
[Eb] dad was a miner [Ab] and a prince [Bb] among men
[Eb] Well loved by his wife and [Cm] his family [Bb] and friends
And [Eb] his hardship [Ab] and toil gave me the one chance [Bb] I had
[Eb] Generations of slavery died with [Bb] my dad
[Eb] Only [Ab] a miner [Eb] killed under the ground
Only a miner [Bb]
and one more [Cm] was [Eb] found
Killed by accident, [Ab] [Bb] no one [Ab] can tell
[Eb] Your [Ab] [Eb] mining's all over, poor miner, farewell
Only a miner killed under the ground
Only a [Bb] miner and one more was [Cm] found
[Eb] Killed [Gm] by accident, [Ab] no [Bb] one [Ab] can tell
[Eb] Your [Ab] [Eb] mining's all over, [Ab] poor [Eb] miner, farewell
100%  ➙  119BPM
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Ab
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Cm
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Abm
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ His dad was a miner [Ab] and his granddad [Bb] was too
[Abm] There was never [Eb] much question about what he might [Bb] do
[Eb] By the age [Ab] of thirteen he'd lay down [Bb] his pen
[Eb] And become a coal miner and a prince [Bb] among men _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] My goal as a young lad [Ab] from a bright [Bb] early [Ab] age
Was to follow [Eb] my dear hero down [Bb] the net cage
Ferry [Eb] lights and pit ponies [Bb]
[Ab] were the stuff of [Bb] my dreams
[Ab] Never thinking [Eb] how hard my dad [Bb] worked at the sea _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Only a miner [Eb] killed under the ground
Only a miner [Bb]
and one more [Cm] was found
[Eb] _ Killed by accident, [Ab] no one can tell
[Eb] Your mining's all over, poor miner, _ farewell _ _ _
_ _ Dad worked like a Trojan, [Ab] his [Eb] money [Bb] to save
And I'm afraid [Eb] that he worked himself into [Bb] his grave
And [Eb] my schooling [Ab] was paid [Bb] for [Ab] at the cost of [Bb] his lungs
[Abm] Dad [Eb] was an old man at the age [Bb] of forty-one
_ [Eb] I _ _ never will forget how [Ab] his face lit [Bb] with pride
[Fm] When I got [Eb] my diploma, he was there by my [Bb] side
[Eb] And I try to [Ab] remember him as he [Bb] was then
[Eb] A rare moment of joy for a prince [Bb] among men _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Only a [Eb] miner killed under the ground
Only a miner [Bb] and one more [Cm] was found
[Dm] _ [Eb] Killed by accident, [Ab] no one can tell
[Eb] Your mining's all over, poor miner, _ farewell _ _ _
_ A gold watch and chain, [Abm] _
[Eb] scribe [Bb] James Doyle
Never [Eb] seen much reward for a life of such [Bb] toil
But [Eb] I keep his lamp [Bb] burning [Ab] and his old [Bb] union card
[Eb] And his bones rest here in this sunlit [Bb] graveyard
My _
_ _ [Eb] _ dad was a miner [Ab] and a prince [Bb] among men
[Eb] Well loved by his wife and [Cm] his family [Bb] and friends
And [Eb] his hardship [Ab] and toil gave me the one chance [Bb] I had
[Eb] Generations of slavery died with [Bb] my dad _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ Only [Ab] a miner [Eb] killed under the ground
Only a miner [Bb]
and one more [Cm] was [Eb] found
Killed by accident, [Ab] [Bb] no one [Ab] can tell
[Eb] Your [Ab] [Eb] mining's all over, poor miner, farewell
_ Only a miner killed under the ground
_ Only a [Bb] miner and one more was [Cm] found
[Eb] _ Killed [Gm] by accident, [Ab] no [Bb] one [Ab] can tell _ _
[Eb] Your _ [Ab] [Eb] mining's all over, [Ab] poor [Eb] miner, farewell _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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