Boss Man Gordon Lightfoot
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[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]Look at this load u[G]pon my [A]back
Gotta get this wheel back [C]on the [A]track
I can't hold on, but I [G]can't let [A]go
And I can't say 'yes', I [C]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
[VERSE 4:]
[A]Boss Man, Boss Man [G]what do you [A]say
Gotta get you alone in the [G]mine some [A]day
Push your face down [G]in the [A]coal
'Cause you got no heart you [G]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]Boss Man, Boss Man [G]what do you [A]say
Gotta get you alone in the [G]mine some [A]day
Boss Man, Boss Man [C]clear the [A]track
You're gonna tear the skin right [C]offa my [A]back[G] [A] [C] [A]
[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]Boss Man, Boss Man [G]pay my [A]rent
'Cause the dollar I've earned is the [G]dollar I've [A]spent
The company plan takes [G]all my [A]check
For breaking my back and [G]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'
[OUTRO:] (## fade to end ##)
[E]
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