Key: B major
Verse 1
C
Boss man, boss man,
what do you say?
I gotta get you alone in the
mine some day
Boss man, boss man turn it around
If you don't look away
Verse 2
how can I sit down?
G
Bb
G
Look at this load upon my back
Get this wheel back on the track
Bb
G
I can't hold on but I can't let go
Bb
G
And I can't say yes, I can't say no
C
Holes in my pockets and holes
Verse 3
C
in my shoes
If you're ready for me, I'm ready for you
The company plan takes all my pay
Got a child in July and another last May
G
Boss man, boss man,
Verse 4
F
what do you say?
G
Gonna get you alone in the
mine some day
Push your face down in the coal
'Cause you got no heart,
F
G
you got no soul
Verse 5
C
Country life's the life for me
In ten more years I'll a pensioner be
The younger lad knows
when the girls are out
Verse 6
But you might say he's a rural sprout
G
Boss man, boss man, what do you say?
Gonna get you alone in the
mine some day
Bb
G
Boss man, boss man, clear the track
You're gonna tear the skin
Verse 7
right off of my back
G
C
Boss man, boss man, what do you say?
If you can't lend a hand
then get outta my way
It'll be murder in the first degree
If you ever lay your hands on me
G
Boss man, boss man,
Verse 8
F
G
pay my rent
A dollar I've earned is a dollar I've spent
F
G
The company plan takes all my check
For breakin' my back
and riskin' my neck
Verse 9
C
Boss man, boss man, what do you say?
I gotta get you alone in the mine some day
I can't hold on but I can't let go
Outro 1
And I can't say yes, I can't say no
C
D
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