Lament For The Molly Maguires
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
G C G
Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs
G A D
Underneath the hills where there is no sun
G C G
Trying to make a living on a dollar a day
C Am D G
Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 1]
Am D
We left old Ireland, we left our homes
G Em
Across the ocean, we had to roam
Am
With five sons and a scrawny wife
C D
Trying to make some kind of a life
[Chorus]
G C G
Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs
G A D
Underneath the hills where there is no sun
G C G
Trying to make a living on a dollar a day
C Am D G
Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 2]
Am D
But the Welsh and the English, the Germans, the Dutch
G Em
Control the mines, they didn't leave much
Am
A tar-paper shanty, no Irish apply
C D
The Mollies started blowing all the mines sky-high
[Chorus]
G C G
Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs
G A D
Underneath the hills where there is no sun
G C G
Trying to make a living on a dollar a day
C Am D G
Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 3]
Am D
A straw boss shot, and owner disappears
G Em
Many's a Welshman lost his ears
Am
Company store burned to the ground
C D
The Molly Maguires are spreading all around
[Chorus]
G C G
Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs
G A D
Underneath the hills where there is no sun
G C G
Trying to make a living on a dollar a day
C Am D G
Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 4]
Am D
Black Jack Kehoe looked after his pack
G Em
Even honest Irish that wouldn't fight back
Am
Checking his boys, put beer in their souls
C D
The Molly Maguires are controlling the coal
[Chorus]
G C G
Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs
G A D
Underneath the hills where there is no sun
G C G
Trying to make a living on a dollar a day
C Am D G
Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 5]
Am D
But terror ends as it had begun
G Em
James McParland, he ended their run
Am
He left as a Molly, and he brought their fate
C D
After many years he ended the hate
[Chorus]
G C G
Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs
G A D
Underneath the hills where there is no sun
G C G
Trying to make a living on a dollar a day
C Am D G
Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Outro]
G
A D
G
D G
How to play Lament For The Molly Maguires
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.