Solas – A Miners Life chords

[Intro]
F    Bb  F Bb  C  Am  Bb   C F Bb F C

[Verse]
          FA miner's life is like a sailor
         Bb                CAboard a ship to cross the waves
      F                 DmEvery day his life's in danger
     Bb             CMany ventures being brave

[Verse]
      FWatch the rocks, they're falling daily
         Bb            CCareless miners always fail
     F                   DmKeep your hand upon your wages
         Bb       CAnd your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]
      Bb              AmUnion miners, stand together
       F                     CDo not heed the Coal Board's tale
          F              Dm7Keep your hand upon your wages
         F    C       F       CAnd your eye upon the scale

[Verse]
            FYou've been docked and docked again, boys
            Bb                CYou've been loading three for one
               F               DmOh, what's the use in all your working
          Bb              CWhen your mining days are done?

[Verse]
         Am                 FWorn out shoes and worn out miners
          Bb              CBlackened lungs and faces pale
         F                   DmOh, keep your hand upon your wages
         Bb       CAnd your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]
      Bb              AmUnion miners, stand together
       F                     CDo not heed the Coal Board's tale
          F              Dm7Keep your hand upon your wages
         F    C       F       CAnd your eye upon the scale

[Instrumental]
F  Bb  F Bb  C  Am  Bb   C F Bb F C

[Verse]
      FIn conclusion, bear in memory
          Bb               CKeep this password in your mind
        F                   DmWorker's strength cannot be broken
     Bb           CWhen unions be combined

[Verse]
         Am               FStand up tall and stand together
     Bb            CVictory for you prevail
              F               DmOh, keep your hands upon your wages
         Bb       CAnd your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]
      Bb              AmUnion miners, stand together
       F                     CDo not heed the Coal Board's tale
          F              Dm7Keep your hand upon your wages
         F    C       F       CAnd your eye upon the scale

[Chorus]
      Bb              AmUnion miners, stand together
       F                     CDo not heed the Coal Board's tale
          F              Dm7Keep your hand upon your wages
         F    C       F       CAnd your eye upon the scale

[Outro]
F  Bb  F Bb  C  Am  Bb   C F Bb F C