Capo 4th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

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Intro

who'll replace this old miner

who will take my place below?

who will follow the trepanner,

Oh dear God, when I go?

Who will wield my heavy pick

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 coal face

Who'll take my place upon that train,

Oh dear God, when I go?

And who will load this iron top

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 around?

And who will sing the miner's hymn,

Oh dear God, when I go?

For forty years I've loved the mine

For forty years I've worked down there

Now who'll replace this old miner

Oh dear God, when I go?

and who will wield my heavy pick

That I did wield for forty years

And who will hew the black, black coal,

 dear God, when I go?