Gordon Lightfoot - Mother of a miners child

And she blooms for the ^Cone who loves her ^Gbest The ^Cminers stop to ^Dwatch her when she ^Gwalks They ^Dknow her love is not for sale ^C She will never fail me 'cause I ^Gknow ^D/F# I watched her ^Emgrow The ^Cmother of a ^Amminer's child ^CWaits for me be^Dside the kitchen ^Gdoor ^D

She is my ^Glight In this place where the ^Cdarkness never ^Gends She'll ^Cguide me where the ^Dtunnels twist and ^Gbend She's the ^Donly one who listens when I ^Ctell her I got less than I can ^Gspend ^D/F# She knows the ^Empace Oh, ^Cmother of a ^Amminer's child ^CWash away the ^Dcoal dust from my ^Gface ^{F C G}

She'll be waiting by the ^Ctable when I ^Gcome ^CSearching for a^Dnother dream to ^Gchase Oh, ^Dmother of a miner's child I ^Cknow that you still think about the ^Gday When ^D/F#we'll be moving ^Emon Re^Cmember dear old ^Amdaddy and The ^Cpromise that I ^Dmade to carry ^Gon ^D

Sometimes I ^Gsmile In the cage where the ^Ccables softly ^Ghum I'd ^Ccurse that old ^Dstraw boss to the ^Gbone But the ^Dmother of a miner's child Is ^Cwaiting for her pay-check to come ^Ghome ^D/F# Come Satur^Emday And ^Che is just a ^Amminer's boy I ^Chope that he will ^Dfind a better ^Gway ^{F C G}

And she blooms for the ^Cone who loves her ^Gbest The ^Cminers stop to ^Dwatch her when she ^Gwalks They ^Dknow her love is not for sale ^C She will never fail me 'cause I ^Gknow ^D/F# I watched her ^Emgrow The ^Cmother of a ^Amminer's child ^CWaits for me ^Dbeside the kitchen ^Gdoor ^{F C G}