Dm
Verse 1:
It was April 27 in the year of 91
Am DmBout a mile below the surface and the warm kentucky sun
Dm C C/BThe late shift was ending and the early shift was late.
The foreman ate his dinner from a dirty tin plate
Dm C C/B
Blood on the tracks, blood in the mine,
Am DmBrothers and sisters what a terrible time.
Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
C/B Am DmNow in mine number 60 there's blood on the coal,
C C/B AmBlood on the coal, blood on the coal.
Verse 2:
The slag pits were steamin' it was 7:25,
Am DmEvery miner worked the coal face, every one of them alive
Dm C C/BThe train came round the corner, you could hear the tressel groan,
But the switcher wasn't listnin' so he left the switch alone!
Dm C C/B
Blood on the tracks, blood in the mine,
Am DmBrothers and sisters what a terrible time.
Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
C/B Am DmNow in mine number 60 there's blood on the coal,
C C/B AmBlood on the coal, blood on the coal.
Verse 3:
Well the walls began to tremble and the men began to yell
Am DmThey could hear that lonesome whistle, like an echo out of...well
Dm C C/BThey dropped their picks and shovels, as to safety they did run
For to stay among the living in the year of ninety-one
Dm C C/B
Blood on the tracks, blood in the mine,
Am DmBrothers and sisters what a terrible time.
Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
C/B Am DmNow in mine number 60 there's blood on the coal,
C C/B AmBlood on the coal, blood on the coal.
Verse 4:
An Irishman named Murphy said "I'll stop that iron horse!"
Am DmAnd he stood to athwart it's passage, and it crushed him dead of course.
Dm C C/BAnd I hope he hears the irony when e're this tale is told,
The train that took his life was burning good Kentucky coal, (Hey!)
Dm C C/B
Blood on the tracks, blood in the mine,
Am DmBrothers and sisters what a terrible time.
Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
C/B Am DmNow in mine number 60 there's blood on the coal,
C C/B AmBlood on the coal, blood on the coal.
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