Chords for It's A Working Man I Am - Rita MacNeil - Nova Scotia: Alba Nuadh - Is toigh leam mo dhùthaich.

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It's a workin' man I am _ And [Bb] I've been down [F] underground
_ [Bb]
[F] And I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun _ Or _ _ _
[F] for any length of time _
[Bb] I can hold it [F] in my mind _ [Bb]
[F] I never again [C] will go down [F] underground
_ [Bb] _ [F] At _ _ the age of sixteen years [Bb] Only for us [F] with this peace
[Bb] _
[F] _ Without the sea _ [C] another one _ _ In _
[F] the dark recess of the mind _
[Bb] Where you age before [F] your time [Bb]
[F] And the cold just [C] lies heavy _ [F] on your _ lungs _ _ _
It's a workin' man I am _ [Bb] And I've been down _ [F] underground _
And I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun _ Or _ _
[F] for any length of time _
[Bb] I can hold it in [F] my mind [Bb]
I [F] never again _ [C] _ _ _
[F] will go down _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ underground
At the age of sixty-four _ [Bb] Oh, we'll greet you [F] at the door _ _
And we'll gently lead you [C] by the _ arm _ Through [F] the dark recess of the wilderness
[Bb] Oh, we'll take you [F] back in time _ [Bb]
[F] And we'll tell you what [C] _ _ longships [F] that were _ [Bb] had
[F] _ _ _
It's a workin' man I _ _ [Bb] am And I've been down _ [F] underground
_ [Bb]
[F] And I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun _ _ Or [F] for any length of time
[Bb] I can hold it in [F] my mind I never [C] again will go down _
[F] underground
_ [Bb] _ [F] It's _ a workin' man _ _ _ _ [Bb] And I've been down
_ [F] _ _ _
And I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun _ _ _ _ Or [F] for any length of _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ [Gm] time
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ I [Bb] can hold it in my _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
mind _ _ _ _ _ _