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