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