C         G             C 
Well I'm Going Down, For Awhile, Going Down To
               F                       C 
That Cold Dusty Mine. Well It Aint So Bad So
           G            C                   F 
I've Been Told, Aint So Bad Being A Miner Of Coal


[Chorus]
       G       F       C                  G 
Going Down That Dusty Mine. Gonna Work A Long
      F                    C 
Hard Day For A Nickel And Dime
           G      F                C 
Singing A Song, Bout A Poor Man's Life
              F           G               C 
Praying Black Maria Pass By Our House Tonight


[Verse 2]
  F                  C               G 
Well I Took This Job, When I Was A Child
              C                 F 
Just Like My Dad Did, And His PA Before
                  C               G 
Ya They All Start Young, in This Town
           C                     F 
We Had Our Children On That Distant Hill


[Chorus]
       G       F       C                  G 
Going Down That Dusty Mine. Gonna Work A Long
      F                    C 
Hard Day For A Nickel And Dime
           G      F                C 
Singing A Song, Bout A Poor Man's Life
              F           G               C 
Praying Black Maria Pass By Our House Tonight


[Bridge]
        Am                               G 
Well One Day I'm Gonna Climb Out Of The Depths
                  F                       C 
Of This Mine And Cross Over Those Yonder Hills
    Am                                 G 
Will I Leave It All Behind, Leave That Dark
                  F 
Teary Mine And I'll Find Another Way
 F                F                      C 
Find Another Way, Find Another Way Back Home.


[Verse 3]
               C           G             C 
Well I'm Going Down, For Awhile, Going Down To
               F                      C 
That Cold Dusty Mine. Well It Took My PA
              G                       C 
So I've Been Told. And I Pray To The Lord
            F 
My Baby Has A Home


[Chorus]
       G       F       C                  G 
Going Down That Dusty Mine. Gonna Work A Long
      F                    C 
Hard Day For A Nickel And Dime
           G      F                C 
Singing A Song, Bout A Poor Man's Life
              F           G               C 
Praying Black Maria Pass By Our House Tonight