Tunnels

C F Am i knew no vices and i knew no sin F A# C i knew the words but they didn’t sink in C F Am stayed out of those tunnels that pull people down F A# C there’s more of those tunnels in your home town C F Am fell far from grace , so far i couldn’t see F A# C and oh , underground , i wasn’t that far from the tree A# C we’re all digging if you wanna know C Am F fixing digging far too slow C far too slow we dug for money , we shovelled four tons and the end wasn’t funny , though we’d all had fun limping and broken , the tunnel fell in i’ve been limping from tunnels since my original sin birthright’s a trouble , my father dug too he got where he was going at the age of 62 we’re all digging if you wanna know fixing , digging , far too slow far too slow a new pair of boots and a chisel in your name says we could be in the same hole attracting the same blame if i knew the way to the ornamental tree i would tell you , we’d be jailbirds , i’d be winking twice for free don’t call on your brother , odds are he’s here and all being gentle with the people who were knock - kneed from the fall we’re all digging if you wanna know fixing , digging , far too slow far too slow we’re all digging if you wanna know fixing , digging , far too slow far too slow