Johnny Flynn - 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