Union Man chords by Blue Highway

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Verse 1
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A short life of trouble
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In a dark and dusty mine
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Has been my occupation
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Now I walk the picket line
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I was there in Bloody Harlan
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When we tried to organize
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The miners faced starvation
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You could see it in their eyes
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The Company hired some gun thugs
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Many miners died it's said
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They come to kill the union
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But they lost their lives instead
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Which side are you on boys,
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which side are you on?
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You're either for the rich man,
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or the union standing strong
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I came to Ney York City
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In the year of '43
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We would fight hitler's armies
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In the war across the sea
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But they would not hire a miner
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To do a workmans job
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At 15 cents an hour
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Your pockets they will rob
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Which side are you on boys,
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which side are you on?
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You're either for the rich man,
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or the union standing strong
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I'll never trust a rich man
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As long as i draw breath
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To keep his marble mansion
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He'll starve a child to death
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And when my life is over
Don't mourn my passing long
Organize resistance
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And keep the Union strong!
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So here's to every miner
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Who dared to take a stand
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Who lived to feed his family
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And died a Union man!
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