The Dubliners – Schooldays Over (Guitar Intro)

Celtic (D-A-D-G-A-D) • Capo 3
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Chords

I'm playing in DADGAD & chords I'm using are:
     D   A7  or A7  G   A   F#m or F#m  Em
D ---0-----------------------------------------------------
A ---0---0------0---0---0----0-----------0----------------------
G ---2---0------0---4---6----2-----------0----------------------
D ---0---2------7---0---0----0-----------0-----------------------
A ---0---0------0---5---7----4-----------2-----------------------
D ---0----------7---5---7----4------4----2-----------------------
[Intro] A7 G F#m Em A7 G F#m Em [Verse 1]
A7          D     A7           D
School days over, come on then John

A7                      G         D
Time to be getting your pit boots on

D            A7           Bm       A
On with your sark and the moleskin trousers

     G             F#m     G
It's time you were on your way

D             A7           D        F#m
Time you were learning the pitman's job

    Em                    A   G  F#m  Em  (2x)
And earning the pitman's pay
[Verse 2]
A7           D         A7      D
Come on then Jim, it’s time to go

A7                    G      D
Time you were working down below

D          A7         Bm         A
Time to be handling a pick and a shovel

    G            F#m    G
You start at the pits today

D             A7           D         F#m
Time you were learning the collier’s job

    Em                    A   G  F#m  Em  (2x)
And earning the collier’s pay
[Verse 3]
A7           D         A7      D
Come on then Dai, it’s almost light

A7                       G     D
Time you were off to the anthracite

D           A7      Bm     A
The morning mist is on the valley

     G             F#m     G
It’s time you were on your way

D             A7           D       F#m
Time you were learning the miner’s job

    Em                   A   G  F#m  Em  (2x)
And earning the miner’s pay
[Verse 4]
A7          D     A7           D
School days over, come on then John

A7                      G         D
Time to be gettin' your pit boots on

D            A7           Bm       A
On with your sark and the moleskin trousers

     G             F#m     G
It's time you were on your way

D             A7           D        F#m
Time you were learning the pitman's job

    Em                    A   G  F#m  Em  (2x)
And earning the pitman's pay
[Outro] A7 D A7 D A7 G D D A7 Bm A G F#m G D A7 D F#m Em A G F#m Em (2x)