Chords for Miners’ First Noel

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[G] _ _ _ _ It _ _ _ was the most unusual Christmas Eve in the town of Sydney Mines.
It was cold and wet, I'll never forget December of 29.
The boys were working the final shift and ready to leave the mine.
We hadn't seen a ray of sun in over a week of time. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ There were 21 of us on the lift and headed toward the top,
[C] When the bloody [A] cage refused to raise and came to a [D] grinding stop.
[G] We took to [D] cursing and even [G] worse as the boys began to grieve,
[C] We'll be all survived or be [D] alive on this fateful [G] Christmas Eve.
[D] And back at home our thoughts did [G] roam to kids and pumpkin pie,
[Em] To the [G] fireplace, the warm [A] embrace of neighbours [D] dropping by.
So we joined in song and sang [G] along, we wished each [C] other well,
For on that Christmas Eve was [D] born the miners' [G] first Noel.
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_ _ _ _ _ So Johnny Boy took out the whistle, he kept it in his sack,
And Billy [A] had a concertina strapped upon his back.
[G] And all the fear would disappear as everyone sang along,
We found our Christmas spirit and we raised it up in [D] song.
But back at home our thoughts did roam to kids and pumpkin pie,
[Em] To the [G] fireplace, the warm [C#] embrace of [D] neighbours dropping by.
So we joined [C] in song and sang [G] along, we wished [C] each other well,
[G] For on that Christmas [D] Eve was born the miners' first [G] Noel. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ A thermos full of spicy punch was mixed with navy rum,
We [A] had an extra hard hat and we banged it like [D] a drum.
[G] And in that frigid and dreary cage we found a meaning [Bm] clear,
When twenty men [A] would join as friends and find their [G] Christmas cheer.
[D] So back at home our thoughts did [G] roam to kids and pumpkin pie,
[Em] To the fireplace, [D] the warm [A] embrace of neighbours [D] dropping by.
So we joined in [C] song and sang along, [G] we wished each [C] other well,
For on that [Am] Christmas [D] Eve was born the miners' first Noel.
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_ _ _ _ _ By half eleven the cage was free, we rose from down below,
We said a prayer and breathed the air, we walked home in the snow.
And each December we all remember the story, now we tell,
How we turned a near disaster [D] to the miners' first Noel.
So back at home our thoughts did [G] roam to kids and pumpkin pie,
[Em] To the fireplace, [D] the warm [A] embrace of neighbours [D] dropping by.
So we joined [C] in song and sang [G] along, we wished [C] each other well,
For on [E] that Christmas Eve was born the miners' [G] first Noel.
[D] So back at home our thoughts [G] did roam to kids and pumpkin pie,
[Em] To the fireplace, [D] the warm [A] embrace of neighbours [D] dropping by.
So we joined in song and sang [G] along, we wished [C] each other well,
For on that Christmas [D] Eve was born the miners' first Noel.
For on [Am] that Christmas [D] Eve was born the miners' [G] first Noel. _ _
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