Springhill Mining Disaster

Intro: Am Dm e|------------0---------|-------------1---------| b|------1-------1-------|-------3--------3------| g|---------2------2-----|----2-----2--------2---| d|----2-------------2---|-0---------------------| a|-0--------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------| *Note: For most of the song, the Edge isn't strumming the chords, but picking them. Generally, they are picked in this fashion: ie:(first line) Am D Am G e|-------------|-------2-----|-------------|------3-----| b|-------1-----|----------3--|-------1-----|---------0--| g|----------2--|----2--------|----------2--|------------| d|----2--------|-0-----------|----2--------|---0--------| a|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3----------| Am D Am G In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia Am C D C Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine Am D C Am There's blood on the coal and the miners lie Am D Am G In roads that never saw sun nor sky, Am D Am G Roads that never saw sun nor sky Am-D-Am-G Am-D-Am-G In the town of Springhill, don't sleep easy Often the earth will tremble and roar But when the earth is restless miners die Bone and blood is the price of coal, Bone and blood is the price of coal Listen to the shouts of the black faced miners Listen to the call of the rescue team We have no water, light or bread So we're livin' on songs and hope instead, Livin' on songs and hope instead In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine There's blood on the coal and the miners lie In roads that never saw sun nor sky, Roads that never saw sun nor sky In the town of Springhill, don't sleep easy Often the earth will tremble and roar But when the earth is restless miners die Bone and blood is the price of coal, Bone and blood is the price of coal, Bone and blood is the price of coal Outro: Am-Dm-Am-Dm (same as intro)