Verse 1AmG
You can tell them in the country, tell them in the town
DmCAm
Miners down in Mingo laid their shovels down
AmG
We won't pull another pillar, load another ton
DmCAm
Or lift another finger till the union we have won
ChorusCG
Stand up boys, let the bosses know
DmAm
Turn your buckets over, turn your lanterns low
CG
There's fire in our hearts and fire in our soul
DmE7Am
But there ain't gonna be no fire in the hole
Verse 2AmG
Oh, daddy died a miner and grandpa, he did too
DmCAm
I'll bet this coal will kill me 'fore my working days is through
AmGA hole this dark and dirty, an early grave I'll find
DmCAm
I plan to make a union for the ones I leave behind
ChorusCG
Stand up boys, let the bosses know
DmAm
Turn you buckets over, turn your lanterns low
CG
There's fire in our hearts and fire in our soul
DmE7Am
But there ain't gonna be no fire in the hole
DmE7Am
There ain't gonna be no fire in the hole
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