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.