Working Man
by Celtic Thunder · posted by noel_harmonica
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- Blow note
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- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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It's a work-ing man I am,
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And I've been down un-der-ground,
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And I swear to God,
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If I ev-er see the sun,
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Oh for an-y length of time,
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I can hold it in my mind,
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I nev-er a-gain will go down un-der-ground.
At the age of six-teen years,
Oh he quar-rels with his peers,
He vowed they'd nev-er see an-oth-er one,
In the dark re-cess of the mine,
Where you age be-fore your time,
And the coal dust lies heav-y,
On your lungs.
At the age of six-ty four,
He will greet you at the door,
And he will gent-ly, lead you, by the arm,
Through the dark re-cess of the mine,
He will take you back in time,
And he'll tell you of the hard-ships,
That were had.
It's a work-ing man I am,
And I've been down un-der-ground,
And I swear to God,
If I ev-er see the sun,
Oh for an-y length of time,
I can hold it in my mind,
I nev-er a-gain will go down un-der-ground,
I nev-er a-gain will go down un-der-ground.