Boss Man

[INTRO:] D

[VERSE 1:]
Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say
Gotta get you alone in the mine some
 day
Boss Man, Boss Man turn it around
If you don't look away, how can I 
sit down


[VERSE 2:]
A                  G      A
Look at this load upon my back
                          C     
Gotta get this wheel back on the 
 A
track
                       G         A
I can't hold on, but I can't let go
                         C         
And I can't say 'yes', I can't say 
 A
'no'


[VERSE 3:]
D
Holes in my pockets and holes in my 
shoes
If you're ready for me I'm-a ready 
for you
The company plan takes all my pay
Got a child in July and another last
 May


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[VERSE 4:]
A                  G           A
Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say
                           G       
Gotta get you alone in the mine 
  A
some day
                    G      A
Push your face down in the coal
                            G      
'Cause you got no heart you got no 
A
soul


[VERSE 5:]
D
Country life's the life for me
In ten more years I'll a pensioner 
be
The young lad knows when the girls 
are out
Why you might say he's a rural 
sprout


[VERSE 6:]
A                  G           A
Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say
                           G       
Gotta get you alone in the mine 
  A
some day
                   C         A
Boss Man, Boss Man clear the track
You're gonna tear the skin right 
C       A      G A    C A
offa my back


[VERSE 7:]
D
Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say
If you can't lend a hand then get 
outta my way
It'll be murder in the first degree
If you ever lay your hands on me


[VERSE 8:]
A                  G      A
Boss Man, Boss Man pay my rent
'Cause the dollar I've earned is the
 G           A
 dollar I've spent
                       G      A
The company plan takes all my check
                         G         
For breaking my back and risking my
 A
 neck


[VERSE 9:]
D
Boss Man, Boss Man what do you say
I gotta get you alone in the mine 
some day
I can't hold on, but I can't let go
And I can't say 'yes', I can't say 
'no'