Banks Of Marble chords by Ewan McLennan

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I've trav
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elled round this country
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From shore to shining shore
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And it's really made me wonder
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at the things I've heard and saw
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I've seen the weary farmer
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ploughing sad and low
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And I've heard the auction hammer
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just a -beating down his door
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But the banks are made of marble
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with a guard at every door
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And the vaults are stuffed with silver
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That the farmers sweated for
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I've seen the seamen
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standing idly by the shore
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And I've heard his bosses saying
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That's no work for you no more
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But the banks are made of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And the vaults are stuffed with silver
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That the seamen sweated for
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I've seen the weary miner
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Scrubbin' coal dust from his back
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And I've heard his
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children cryin'
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God's no coal to heat this shack
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But the banks are made of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And the vaults are stamped with silver
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That the miners selected for

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Interlude 1

The weary old

Verse 2
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folks
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without a nickel left to give
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And the hovels that they exist
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in ain't fit for a rat to live
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But the banks are made of marble
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with a guard at every door
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And the vaults are stuffed with silver
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that the old folks waited for
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I've seen my people workin'
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Across this mighty land
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And I've prayed we'd get together
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And together we'd make a stand
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Then we'd own those banks of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And we'd share those vaults of silver
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That we've all sweated for
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Yes, we'd own those banks of marble
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With a guard at every door
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And we'd share those false silver
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that we've all sweated for
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