Capo 4th fret
Standard (EADGBE)
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Intro
who'll replace this old miner
who will take my place b elow?
who will follow the trepanner,
Oh dear God, when I g o?
Who will wield my heavy pi ck
That I did wield for forty years
And who will hew the black, black coal,
Dear God, when I go?
who will ride the miners' train
That takes him to the dark co al face
Who'll take my place upon that train,
Oh dear God, when I g o?
And who will load this iron to p
And who will strain his bending back
And who will work and ache like hell,
Oh dear God, when I go?
who will cry when the roof caves in
When friends are dying all a round?
And who will sing the miner's hymn,
Oh dear God, when I g o?
For forty years I've loved the mine
For forty years I've worked down there
Now who'll replace this old min er
Oh dear God, when I go?
and who will wield my heavy pi ck
That I did wield for forty y ears
And who will hew the black, b lack coal,
dear God, when I go?