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My Time Again

The Rumjacks
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Em
e|---------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5-6-5--8-----8--5----------------------------------------------|
G|----4-5----------------------7-5-4----------------------------------------|
D|-7------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5-6-5--5---------5---------------------------------------------|
G|----4-5-------------7-5-4-----7-5-4---------------------------------------|
D|-7------7-----------------7-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
My  Daddy he were just a boy when he  walked outta school,
His  Mammy said there’d soon be one more hungry  mouth to fill,
He  said ‘the learnin’ and the schoolin’ wurnae bad  for them that could,
Tho’  I can read & write my bloody name & sign  it where I should’,
 And he said..
‘If  I had my time again, I know  I’d be a learned  man,
 An artisan  in high  demand, a Doctor or  a Teacher,
As  sure as guns are made of iron, I  were born a workin  man,
 I’d live  & die right where  I stand if I’d  my time  again’.
He  went wide eyed down tae Johnny Brown, he were a big  lad for his years,
And  there he worked so long if he ever cried there’d be iron  ore in his tears,
He’d  tumble in of a Friday night a Haddie  for yer tea,
 And he’d sing  to me their dirty songs & diddle  me on his knee,
 And he’d sing..
‘If  I had my time again, I know  I’d be a rovin’  man,
I’d  rove away to far  Japan to court  the Emperors daughter..’
As  sure as guns are made of iron, I  were born a workin  man,
I’d  live & die right where  I stand if I’d  my time again’.
With  his mates he’d belt the plates on fleets  of shining awe,
 To carry  all the well-to-do to golden  foreign shores,
They  all coughed themselves to an early grave  half filled with bloody  rain,
 As the people  sang ‘The Long Black Limousine’,
 We all sing!..
‘If  I had my time again, I know  I’d be a fightin’  man,
In  far Malay or Vietnam,  tho’ I  am more  a lover..’
As  sure as guns are made of iron, I  were born a workin  man,
I’d  live & die right where  I stand if I’d  my time again’.

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Readable chord sheet for My Time Again by The Rumjacks

[Am]                [G]     [Em]
 e|---------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------5-6-5--8-----8--5----------------------------------------------|
 G|----4-5----------------------7-5-4----------------------------------------|
 D|-7------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   [Am]                [G]       [Am]
 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------5-6-5--5---------5---------------------------------------------|
 G|----4-5-------------7-5-4-----7-5-4---------------------------------------|
 D|-7------7-----------------7-----------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Am]My Daddy he were just a boy when [G]he walked outta [Em]school,

[Am]His Mammy said there’d soon be one more [G]hungry mouth to [Am]fill,

[Am]He said ‘the learnin’ and the schoolin’ wurnae [G]bad for them that [Em]could,

[Am]Tho’ I can read & write my bloody name & [G]sign it where I [Am]should’,

And he said..

[Am]‘If I had my time again, I [G]know I’d be a [Em]learned man,

An [Am]artisan in [Em]high demand, a [Am]Doctor [G]or a [Am]Teacher,

[Am]As sure as guns are made of iron, [G]I were born a [Em]workin man,

I’d [Am]live & die right [Em]where I stand if I[Am]’d my t[G]ime a[Am]gain’.

[Am]He went wide eyed down tae Johnny Brown, he were a [G]big lad for his [Em]years,

[Am]And there he worked so long if he ever cried there’d be [G]iron ore in his [Am]tears,

[Am]He’d tumble in of a Friday night a [G]Haddie for yer [Em]tea,

And he’d [Am]sing to me their dirty songs & [G]diddle me on his [Am]knee,

And he’d sing..

[Am]‘If I had my time again, I [G]know I’d be a [Em]rovin’ man,

[Am]I’d rove away to [Em]far Japan to [Am]court the [G]Emperors [Am]daughter..’

[Am]As sure as guns are made of iron, [G]I were born a [Em]workin man,

[Am]I’d live & die right [Em]where I stand if [Am]I’d my [G]time [Am]again’.

[Am]With his mates he’d belt the plates on [G]fleets of shining [Em]awe,

To [Am]carry all the well-to-do to [G]golden foreign [Em]shores,

[Am]They all coughed themselves to an early [G]grave half filled with [Em]bloody rain,

As the [Am]people sang ‘The Long Black Limou[G]sine’,  [Am]

We all sing!..

[Am]‘If I had my time again, I [G]know I’d be a [Em]fightin’ man,

[Am]In far Malay or [Em]Vietnam, tho’ [Am]I am [G]more a [Am]lover..’

[Am]As sure as guns are made of iron, [G]I were born a [Em]workin man,

[Am]I’d live & die right [Em]where I stand if [Am]I’d my [G]time [Am]again’.

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