CAPO: 2nd Fret INTRO: D VERSE 1: Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say Gotta get you alone in the mine some day Boss Man, Boss Man turn it around If you don't look away, how can I sit down VERSE 2: A G A Look at this load upon my back C A Gotta get this wheel back on the track G A I can't hold on, but I can't let go C A And I can't say 'yes', I can't say 'no' VERSE 3: D Holes in my pockets and holes in my shoes If you're ready for me I'm-a ready for you The company plan takes all my pay Got a child in July and another last May VERSE 4: A G A Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say G A Gotta get you alone in the mine some day G A Push your face down in the coal G A 'Cause you got no heart you got no soul VERSE 5: D Country life's the life for me In ten more years I'll a pensioner be The young lad knows when the girls are out Why you might say he's a rural sprout VERSE 6: A G A Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say G A Gotta get you alone in the mine some day C A Boss Man, Boss Man clear the track C A A You're gonna tear the skin right offa my back VERSE 7: D Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say If you can't lend a hand then get outta my way It'll be murder in the first degree If you ever lay your hands on me VERSE 8: A G A Boss Man, Boss Man pay my rent G A 'Cause the dollar I've earned is the dollar I've spent G A The company plan takes all my check G A For breaking my back and risking my neck VERSE 9: D Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say I gotta get you alone in the mine some day I can't hold on, but I can't let go And I can't say 'yes', I can't say 'no' OUTRO: (## fade to end ##) E