SOL LAm DO (G) RE MIm DO RE SOL DO
e -------------------------------2*-------------(2)---------------------
B ---------1----1----------------3*----0------1--3----------------------
G ----0---2----0-----------------2*----0------0--2--0-------------------
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-------2------2--0--0--2--222222-2------
A --2---0----3--------3--2bp0---------2-------3-----2--3--333333-3-2-0--
E -3---------------------------------0--------------3------------------3
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SOL LAm DO (G) RE MIm DO RE SOL
e -------------------------------2--------------(2)---------------2-3-2-
B --------11---1-----------------3-3---0------1--3----------------3-3-3-
G ----0---20---00----------------2-2---0------0--2--0-------------2-2-2-
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-------2------2--0--0-------------------
A --22--0----3--------3--2bp0---------2-------3-----2-------------------
E -3---------------------------------0--------------3-------------------
I w miner I a do-o-ck-er I rlwymn btwn t wars
RE MIm DO (G) RE MIm DO RE SOL
e ----2--------0--------------------------2--------------2--------------
B ----3-3------0-------1------------------3----0*-----1--3--------------
G --2---2------0-0-----0------------------2----0*-----0--2--0-----------
D -0-------------0---2---2--0-0---------0------2*-----2--0--0-----------
A -----------2------3-----------3-2bp0--------2-------3-----2-----------
E ----------0--------------------------------0--------------3-----------
I raised family times aus--terity swt fndry btwn the wars
RE MIm DO SOL RE
e -2-2--0---------------0---------2-----------------------------------2*
B -3-3--0-----0----1-1---0--(0)---3-[let ring]------------------------3*
G -2-2---0----0----0-0---0---0----2-----------------------------------2*
D -0-0---0----2----2-2----0--0----0-----------------------------------0-
A -----------2-----3-3----0--2------------------------------------------
E ----------0--------------0-3------------------------------------------
I pd the union as tms gt hdr I looked to t govt to help working man
SOL LAm DO (G) RE MIm DO RE SOL
e -------------------------------2*---------------(2)-------------------
B ---------1----1----------------3*----0--------1--3--------------------
G ----0---2----0-----------------2*----0--------0--2--0-----------------
D ---0---2----2----0-----------0-------2--------2--0--0----2-2222222----
A --2---0----3--------3--2bp0---------2---------3-----2----3-3333333-20-
E -3---------------------------------0----------------3----------------3
bt thy pty down ar-mou--ry armng pce boys btwn the wars
SOL LAm DO SOL RE MIm DO RE
I was a miner, I was a docker, I was a railwayman between the wars
RE MIm DO SOL RE MIm DO RE SOL
I raised a family, in times of austerity, with sweat at the foundry b t w
RE MIm DO SOL RE
I paid the union, then as times got harder, I looked to the government to
help the working man
SOL LAm DO SOL RE MIm
but they brought prosperity down at the armoury, we're arming for peace,
DO RE SOL DO
see boys, between the wars
SOL LAm DO SOL RE MIm DO
I kept the faith and I kept voting, not for the iron fist but for the
RE
helping hand
RE MIm DO SOL RE MIm
for theirs is a land with a wall around it and mine is a faith in my
DO RE SOL
fellow man
RE MIm SOL RE
theirs is a land of hope and glory, mine is the greenfield and the
factory floor
SOL LAm DO SOL RE MIm
theirs are the skies all dark with bombers and mine is the peace we knew
DO RE SOL
between the wars
SOL LAm DO SOL RE MIm
call up the craftsman, bring me the draughtsman, build me a path from
DO RE
cradle to grave
RE MIm DO SOL RE MIm
and I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a C D G
living wage
RE MIm DO SOL RE
go find the young men, never to fight again, bring up the banners from the days gone
by
SOL LAm DO SOL RE MIm DO RE
cast moderation, heart of this nation, desert us not we are between the
SOL DO SOL
wars
On the first couple of bars of the intro, rest the heel of your hand on
the bridge/bass strings,to mute them a bit
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