Verse 1
Am                                G 
You can tell them in the country, tell them in the town 
           Dm              C                 Am 
Miners down in Mingo laid their shovels down 
         Am                    G 
We won't pull another pillar, load another ton 
    Dm                           C           Am 
Or lift another finger till the union we have won 
 
Chorus
C               G 
Stand up boys, let the bosses know 
Dm                      Am 
Turn your buckets over, turn your lanterns low 
         C                      G 
There's fire in our hearts and fire in our soul 
           Dm                E7          Am 
But there ain't gonna be no fire in the hole 
 
Verse 2
Am                          G 
Oh, daddy died a miner and grandpa, he did too 
     Dm                                    C               Am 
I'll bet this coal will k*ll me 'fore my working days is through 
       Am                          G 
A hole this dark and dirty, an early grave I'll find 
  Dm                           C             Am 
I plan to make a union for the ones I leave behind 
 
Chorus
C               G 
Stand up boys, let the bosses know 
Dm                      Am 
Turn you buckets over, turn your lanterns low 
         C                      G 
There's fire in our hearts and fire in our soul 
           Dm                E7          Am 
But there ain't gonna be no fire in the hole 
       Dm                E7          Am 
There ain't gonna be no fire in the hole