Intro:
(Bb,Eb)x3,f,Bb
Riff 1: x3 x1
e--6-6-----6--6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6--|
B--6-6-6-6-6--8-6-8-6--|--6-6-6-6-6--|
G------7h8----8-8-8-8--|--7-7-8-7-7--|
D----------------------|----------8--|
A----------------------|-------------|
E----------------------|-------------|
Verse 1:
Bb Eb Bb Eb
Nothing they could do just sit down there
Bb Eb f Bb
As the black closed all around them
Bb Eb Bb Eb
And the water rose so quick and cold
Bb Eb f
An unlikely place to drown
Chorus:
Eb Bb f Bb
Nine in the mine, trapped down below
Eb Bb F Bb
Down! Down! Down in the ground
Eb Bb F Bb
And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye
Eb Bb f Bb
Take care of my family, I'm buried alive
Verse 2:
Bb Eb Bb Eb
They held their heads up high
Bb Eb f Bb
As they strugged hard to breathe
Bb Eb Bb Eb
And asked the Lord to open his arms
Bb Eb f
For the nine souls he'd receive
Chorus x1
(Bb.Eb)x3,f,Bb
Solo:
e--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6----------------------------|
B--8-8--6-8--6-6-6-6-6--6-6------------3-----3--3------|
G--8-8--8-8----8--------8-7---5-5--3-5---5-3------5-3--|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
e--6-6--6-6--6------6-6-6-6-6-------------------------|
B--8-8--6-8--6-8-6--8-8-8-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6---|
G--8-8--8-8----8-8--8-8-8-8-8--5-5--5-7-7--7-8-8--10--|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
Bb Eb Bb
They lashed themselves together
Eb Bb Eb f Bb
So in Death all might be found
Bb Eb Bb Eb
And prayed there for a miracle
Bb Eb f
Some twenty-four stories down
Chorus x1
Bagpipe Lead:
(Eb) (Bb) (Eb) (f) (Eb) (Bb) (f) (Bb)
e--15-13------------------------------15-13-----------------------------|
B---------15--13-----13h15-13----15----------15--13-----13h15-13--------|
G----------------15-----------15--------------------15-----------14-15--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
("Down, Down, Down in the ground...")
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