Down In The Silvermine

Intro 
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Down in the silvermine, dusk is playing tricks on time 
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Days are long but the work is fine, down in the silvermine 
 

Interlude 
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Hear how the band is playing, folks on the platform saying 
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Bye to the boy who's leaving home 
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  Hurry, the whistle's blowing, Hanky, my tears are showing 
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Anchors away, I'm on my own 
 

 
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    I'd never lose her on a silver streak, far from the girl I left behind 
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No time for tears and sorrow, I've got silver on my mind....... 
 

 
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Down in the silvermine, dusk is playing tricks on time 
G        E7/G#        Am      F     C           G     C 
Days are long but the work is fine, down in the silvermine 

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Down in the silvermine, dusk is playing tricks on time 
G        E7/G#        Am      F     C           G     C 
Days are long but the work is fine, down in the silvermine 
 

Interlude 
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Hi-ho, the wheels are grinding, strong arms, the picks are winding 
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Straight down the mining shaft we go 
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  Why, oh, the rocks they rumble, into the dark we stumble 
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Risking our lives because we know 
 

 
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    Down there's a one-way fare to Easy Street, grab all the silver we can find 
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Sell to the highest bidder, head for the girl I left behind........ 
 

 
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Down in the silvermine, dusk is playing tricks on time 
G        E7/G#        Am      F     C           G     C 
Days are long but the work is fine, down in the silvermine 
 

Interlude 
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F/C         C           C              G 
Down in the silvermine, dusk is playing tricks on time 
G        E7/G#        Am      F     C           G     C 
Days are long but the work is fine, down in the silvermine 

F/C         C           C              G 
Down in the silvermine, dusk is playing tricks on time 
G        E7/G#        Am      F 
Days are long but the work is fine...... 
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Down in the silvermine 

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