Rankin Family - Tramp Miner guitar tab

TRAMP MINER : peformed by the Rankin Family : Written by Jimmy Rankin

from the CD -North Country : Copyright Co'Bhan Music Company Limited - SOCAN

submitted by John Crawford email johnc@stn.net

Tramp Miner

****** Bar Chart (with Chords) *******

recorded in the key of F, so Capo on fret 5

|C F |C F |C F |G intro

|C | | |Am verse

|C Em |F Am |Am |C Em

|F |C F|C |C G

|C | | | chorus

|F |C |Am |Am

|C F |C |C |G

|EmAm |G F |C |C bridge

|EmAM |G F |G |G

ORDER : verse 1, verse 2, chorus, bridge, verse 3, chorus, chorus, fade

I am a tramp miner, I've been for some time now

I live without light of the day

In the black underground that's where I'll be found

Biding my time away, Oh working my life away

>From here out to Timmins, I've loved all your women

In the taverns I drank down my pay

But I'd do it again even though it's a sin

For it's better than driving the raise

If you've done it you'd know what I say

*** Chorus ***

So I'll roll, roll with the wind

Roll, roll with the wind

Roll, roll with the time and the wind

Then I'll find my way back home again

{EOC}

*** Bridge ***

Homesickness, heartbreak

And black lung among these men run rampant

As there rockin' and rollin'

High ballin' this country today

{EOB}

I am a tramp miner, I've been for some time now

I live without light of the day

In a hole in the ground, they'll lower me down

That'll be my final pay, for working my life away

*** repeat Chorus ***