Intro - D (4x)
D
Johnny Miner, you were born
G D
Never to see the rising dawn
G Bm
Now it's time that you were gone
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner!
D
And farewell Durham, Yorkshire too
G D
Nottingham, the same to you
G Bm
Scotland, South Wales, say Adieu
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner
D
They've promised you the earth sometimes
G D
To get coal from their stinkin' mines
G Bm
Now the justice for their crimes
D G A
Is Farewell, Johnny Miner!
Chorus
D
You've battled with the sliding scale
G D
Lungs turned black & faces pale
G Bm
Now your body's up for sale
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner!
Chorus
D
And Farewell John, don't take it hard
G D
Unemployment isn't bad
G Bm
They'll treat you well in the knackers' yard
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner!