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Verse 1
Am D Am G
In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Am C D C
Down in the dark of the Cumberland Mine
Am D C Am
There's blood on the coal and the miners lie
Am D Am G
In the roads that never saw sun nor sky
Am D Am G
Roads that never saw sun nor sky
Verse 2
Am D Am G
In the town of Springhill, you don't sleep easy
Am C D C
Often the earth will tremble and roll
Am D C Am
When the earth is restless, miners die
Am D Am G
Bone and blood is the price of coal.
Am D Am G
Bone and blood is the price of coal.
Verse 3
Am D Am G
In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Am C D C
Late in the year of fifty eight
Am D C Am
The day still comes and the sun still shines
Am D Am G
But it's dark as the grave in the Cumberland mine.
Am D Am G
Dark as the grave in the Cumberland mine.
Verse 4
Am D Am G
Three days past and the lamps gave out
Am C D C
And Kaela Brushton got up and and said
Am D C Am
We have no more water, or light, or bread
Am D Am G
So we'll live on song and hope instead.
Am D Am G
live on song and hope instead
Verse 5
Am D Am G
Listen for the shouts of the black faced miners
Am C D C
Listen thru the rubble for a rescue team
Am D C Am
Three hundred ton of coal and slag
Am D Am G
Hope imprisoned in a three foot seam.
Am D Am G
Hope imprisoned in a three foot seam.
Verse 6
Am D Am G
Twelve days passed and some were rescued
Am C D C
Leaving the dead to lie alone
Am D C Am
Thru all their days they dug their grave
Am D Am G
Two miles of earth for a marking stone
Am D Am G
Two miles of earth for a marking stone.