Standard Tuning
E-A-D-G-B-e
Acoustic
Chords used
GACCD7
e|------3---------0---------0---------0---------2---------|
B|------3---------1---------1---------1---------1---------|
G|------0---------2---------0---------2---------2---------|
D|------0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------|
A|------2---------0---------3---------2---------x---------|
E|------3---------x---------x---------x---------x---------|
Intro :
G - - - - Am - - - - C - - - - G
G - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - C
G - - - - Am - - - - D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - -Am
D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse I
G
School Days over, come on then John,
AmCG
Time you was getting you pit boots on
GCC/B
On with your sark and moleskin trousers
C
its time you was on your way
G
Time you was learnin the pitmans job
AmD7
and earning a pitmans pay
C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse II
G
Come on then Jim, its time to go
AmCG
time you was working down below
GCC/B
Time to be handling a pick and shovel
C
you start at the pits today
G
Time you was learning the colliers job,
AmD7
and earning a colliers pay
C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
D7 - - - - C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse III
G
Come on then Daithi, its almost light,
AmCG
time you was off to the anthracite
GCC/B
The morning mist in on the valley
C
its time you was on your way
G
Time you was learning the miners job
AmD7
and earning a miners pay
C - - - - C/B - - - - Am
D7 - - - - C/B - - - - Am
Verse I again
(I dont know the real name of that C/B chord
but im just calling it C/B)
Enjoy !