Standard (EADGBE)

 It's a / Workin' Man I / am, and

 I've / been down under - / ground, and

 I / swear to God,

 If I / ever see the / sun, /

 Or for / any length of / time,

 I can / hold it in my / mind,

 I / never again will / go down under - / ground. /

 At the / age of sixteen / years,

 Oh he / quarrels with his / peers,

 Who / vowed they'd never / see another / one, /

 In the / dark recess of the / mine,

 Where you / age before your / time, and

 The / coal dust lies / heavy on your / lungs. /

Chorus

 At the / age of sixty- / four,

 Old will / greet you at the / door, and

 He'll / gently lead you by the / arm, /

 Through the / dark recess of the / mine,

 Old will / take you back in / time, and

 He'll / tell you of the / hardships that were / had. /

Chorus

@ 4 then repeat the last line.