Last Day In The Mines

G C C F C G7 For as long as I can remember, I've worked down in this pit C F C G7 C But today, it's all over, for this is the day I quit C F C G7 I'm gonna take my sweet little Ginny and make her my own C F C G7 C We gonna move down in the valley and build ourselves a home G7 C This is my last day in the mines C# C# F# C# G#7 Well, I swing that pick, move that shovel and time goes so slow C# F# C# G#7 C# I can hardly wait for my boss to tell me that it's time to go C# F# C# G#7 Up at the top, I know my Ginny is waiting patiently C# F# C# G#7 C# In just a few minutes, I'll be there with her and from the mines be free G#7 C# This is my last day in the mines D D G D A But wait a minute... what's that rumble way back in the ground? D G D A D Good Lord, it's a cave-in and the rocks are a-fallin' all around! D G D A Now the timbers are breakin' and the rats are runnin' and I can hardly see D G D A D Inside my chest, there's a mighty burnin' and my strength is leavin' me A D This is my last day in the mines D# D# G# D# A# Beneath these rocks and timbers, with my strength all gone D# G# D# A# D# My thoughts turn to Ginny, I must leave her all alone D# G# D# A# I know they'll try to save me, but they gonna be too late D# G# D# A# D# For over that river, through that valley, I see heaven's gates A# D# This is my last day in the mines A# D# Oh, this is my last day in the mines A# D# This is my last day in the mines