I think there should be more of a minor tone than in the DT version. Of course, everyone has his own opinion - that's what makes music interesting. I've tried to follow the MacColl/Seeger recording, and come up with the following (I do it in Em)........Tiger

In the [Em]town of [Am]Springhill, [Em]Nova [D]Scotia,
[Em]Down in the dark of the [A]Cumberland [Em]mine,
There's blood on the [A]coal and the [D]miners [Em]lie,
In the roads that [Am]never saw [Em]sun or [D]sky,
[Em]Roads that [D]never saw [Am]sun or [Em]sky.