Biography:
Luke Kelly, (17 November 1940 - 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, most famous as a member of the band The Dubliners.
Kelly was one of the best-known figures of the Irish folk music movement of the 1960s and 1970s. A Dubliner from the north inner city, he attended O'Connell's Schools before emigrating to Britain in 1958. There he first became involved in the growing international folk music scene in which Ewan MacColl was a central figure, as well as joining the Communist Party of Great Britain.
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[Chords]
C7add11 x32311
[Intro]
C7add11
Optional: for the intro, outro and the parts between the verses you could play:
e|--------1----------------------|
B|--------1------1------1------1-|
G|--------3------3------3------3-|
D|--------2------2------2------2-|
A|--------3----3-1----1-0----0-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-|
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
School day's over come on then John,
Gm Bb C
time to be getting your pit boots on
F Dm Am
On with your sark and moleskin trousers
Dm Bb
time you were on your way
F Dm
time you were learning the pit man's job
Gm C7add11
And earning the pit man's pay
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
Come on then jim it's time to go
Gm Bb C
Time you were working down below
F Dm Am
Time to be handling a pick and shovel
Dm Bb
you start at the pits today
F Dm
Time you were learning the collier's job
Gm C7add11
And earning the colliers pay
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
Come on then dai, it's almost light
Gm Bb C
Time you were off to the anthracite
F Dm Am
The morning mist is on the vally
Dm Bb
It's time you were on your way
F Dm
Time you were learning the miners job
Gm C7add11
And earning the miners pay
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
School day's over come on then John,
Gm Bb C
time to be getting your pit boots on
F Dm Am
On with your sark and moleskin trousers
Dm Bb
time you were on your way
F Dm
time you were learning the pit man's job
Gm C
And earning the pit man's pay
C7add11 x32311
[Intro]
C7add11
Optional: for the intro, outro and the parts between the verses you could play:
e|--------1----------------------|
B|--------1------1------1------1-|
G|--------3------3------3------3-|
D|--------2------2------2------2-|
A|--------3----3-1----1-0----0-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-|
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
School day's over come on then John,
Gm Bb C
time to be getting your pit boots on
F Dm Am
On with your sark and moleskin trousers
Dm Bb
time you were on your way
F Dm
time you were learning the pit man's job
Gm C7add11
And earning the pit man's pay
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
Come on then jim it's time to go
Gm Bb C
Time you were working down below
F Dm Am
Time to be handling a pick and shovel
Dm Bb
you start at the pits today
F Dm
Time you were learning the collier's job
Gm C7add11
And earning the colliers pay
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
Come on then dai, it's almost light
Gm Bb C
Time you were off to the anthracite
F Dm Am
The morning mist is on the vally
Dm Bb
It's time you were on your way
F Dm
Time you were learning the miners job
Gm C7add11
And earning the miners pay
[Verse]
C7 F Dm
School day's over come on then John,
Gm Bb C
time to be getting your pit boots on
F Dm Am
On with your sark and moleskin trousers
Dm Bb
time you were on your way
F Dm
time you were learning the pit man's job
Gm C
And earning the pit man's pay
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