Chords for Shiftin to the Toon Pitmen Poets
Tempo:
98.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[Em] [F#]
[E]
[A]
[E] When me father says we'll have to go, calls Renute and the snout below,
time to leave the old pit row, we're shifting to the tune.
New life ahead, you're only nine, and if I say you're doing the mine,
you'll soon forget the quali time, we're shifting to the tune.
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] There's better jobs in times like these, you'll not be walking on your knees,
sticking along your ABC's, we're shifting to the tune.
I'll drive a bus, I'll run a bar, I'll save up for a motorcar,
but I'll still take the morning star when we shift to the tune.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [B]
[E]
[A] [E] [E]
[A] [E] We'll spend our days out in the sun, not heaving coal out by the ton,
we'll look after number one when we shift to the tune.
So time moves on, old ways forgot, need clippy mats or chamber pots,
or me can do with what you've got, we're shifting to the tune.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B] We're shifting, [A] we're shifting,
[B] we're shifting, [E] we're shifting [B] to the tune.
We're shifting, [A] we're shifting, [B] we're shifting, [A] we're shifting to [B] the tune.
Cos [E] me father says we'll have to go, the coal's run out and there's not below,
time to leave the outpit row, we're shifting to the
[Em] [F#]
[E]
[A]
[E] When me father says we'll have to go, calls Renute and the snout below,
time to leave the old pit row, we're shifting to the tune.
New life ahead, you're only nine, and if I say you're doing the mine,
you'll soon forget the quali time, we're shifting to the tune.
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] There's better jobs in times like these, you'll not be walking on your knees,
sticking along your ABC's, we're shifting to the tune.
I'll drive a bus, I'll run a bar, I'll save up for a motorcar,
but I'll still take the morning star when we shift to the tune.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [B]
[E]
[A] [E] [E]
[A] [E] We'll spend our days out in the sun, not heaving coal out by the ton,
we'll look after number one when we shift to the tune.
So time moves on, old ways forgot, need clippy mats or chamber pots,
or me can do with what you've got, we're shifting to the tune.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B] We're shifting, [A] we're shifting,
[B] we're shifting, [E] we're shifting [B] to the tune.
We're shifting, [A] we're shifting, [B] we're shifting, [A] we're shifting to [B] the tune.
Cos [E] me father says we'll have to go, the coal's run out and there's not below,
time to leave the outpit row, we're shifting to the
Key:
E
A
B
F#
Em
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ When me father says we'll have to go, calls Renute and the snout below,
time to leave the old pit row, we're shifting to the tune.
New life ahead, you're only nine, and if I say you're doing the mine,
you'll soon forget the quali time, we're shifting to the tune.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ There's better jobs in times like these, you'll not be walking on your knees,
sticking along your ABC's, we're shifting to the tune.
I'll drive a bus, I'll run a bar, I'll save up for a motorcar,
but I'll still take the morning star when we shift to the tune.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [E] We'll spend our days out in the sun, not heaving coal out by the ton,
we'll look after number one when we shift to the tune.
So time moves on, old ways forgot, need clippy mats or chamber pots,
or me can do with what you've got, we're shifting to the tune.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] We're shifting, _ _ [A] we're shifting, _ _
[B] we're shifting, _ [E] we're shifting [B] to the tune.
We're shifting, _ [A] we're shifting, _ [B] we're shifting, _ [A] we're shifting to [B] the tune.
Cos [E] me father says we'll have to go, the coal's run out and there's not below,
time to leave the outpit row, we're shifting to the
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ When me father says we'll have to go, calls Renute and the snout below,
time to leave the old pit row, we're shifting to the tune.
New life ahead, you're only nine, and if I say you're doing the mine,
you'll soon forget the quali time, we're shifting to the tune.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ There's better jobs in times like these, you'll not be walking on your knees,
sticking along your ABC's, we're shifting to the tune.
I'll drive a bus, I'll run a bar, I'll save up for a motorcar,
but I'll still take the morning star when we shift to the tune.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [E] We'll spend our days out in the sun, not heaving coal out by the ton,
we'll look after number one when we shift to the tune.
So time moves on, old ways forgot, need clippy mats or chamber pots,
or me can do with what you've got, we're shifting to the tune.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] We're shifting, _ _ [A] we're shifting, _ _
[B] we're shifting, _ [E] we're shifting [B] to the tune.
We're shifting, _ [A] we're shifting, _ [B] we're shifting, _ [A] we're shifting to [B] the tune.
Cos [E] me father says we'll have to go, the coal's run out and there's not below,
time to leave the outpit row, we're shifting to the