Working Man
Matt Minglewood
Album: The Promise

INTRO: C,F,C,G,C,F,C,G,F,C (while spoken)

SPOKEN:
Coal miners, old and young, dirty
dusty coveralls
Silver lunch can in hand
Going down the rake, father and son
Carrying on that age old tradition
You see they're working men

CHORUS:
C
It's a working man I am
         F              C
And I've been down underground
                                     G
And I swear to God if I ever see the sun
     C      
Over any length of time 
      F             C
I can hold it in my mind
                        G            F     C
Then I never again will go down underground

VERSE:
C     
At the age of sixteen years
   F                 C
He quarrels with his peers
                                        G
And he swears there'll never be another one
       C
In the dark recess of the mine
          F               C
Where you age before your time
                   G             F    C
And coal dust lies heavy on your lungs

CHORUS:Add quick C,G change after sun in this
       and next chorus
           
VERSE:
At the age of sixty-four, if he lives that long
He'll greet you at the door
And he'll gently lead you by the arm
In the dark recess of the mine
He can take you back in time
Tell you of the hardships that were there

CHORUS:

CHORUS: 
       D
It's a working man I am
         G              D
And I've been down underground
                                     A  D,A
And I swear to God if I ever see the sun
     D      
Over any length of time
      G             D     
I can hold it in my mind
                        A            G     D
Then I never again will go down underground

OUTRO: 
                       A            G     D          
No, I never again will go down underground