Farewell Johnny Miner Chords
Farewell Johnny Miner by Bob Fox And Benny Graham is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro - D (4x)
D
Johnny Miner, you were born
G D
Never to see the rising dawn
G Bm
Now it's time that you were gone
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner!
D
And farewell Durham, Yorkshire too
G D
Nottingham, the same to you
G Bm
Scotland, South Wales, say Adieu
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner
D
They've promised you the earth sometimes
G D
To get coal from their stinkin' mines
G Bm
Now the justice for their crimes
D G A
Is Farewell, Johnny Miner!
Chorus
D
You've battled with the sliding scale
G D
Lungs turned black & faces pale
G Bm
Now your body's up for sale
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner!
Chorus
D
And Farewell John, don't take it hard
G D
Unemployment isn't bad
G Bm
They'll treat you well in the knackers' yard
D G A
Farewell Johnny Miner!