The Ballad Of Anne Marie
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[Verse]
Em
Little gold digger by the name of Anne - Marie
Em
The last green leaf left on her family tree
B7 Em
Sent down in The Contention
Em
Looking for a job with any pay
Em
Desperate for any way
B7 Em
To live a life of her own invention
[Pre-Chorus]
B7 N.C
Such a hopeless thing
N.C B7 N.C
Took her in under my wing
N.C Em N.C
Said you'd better plug your ears
Em N.C
Unless you like the ringing
B7 N.C
Better hold the dynamite close
B7 Em
Or you know it might explode
N.C.
I told her
[Chorus]
Em G D
Strike a match, walk fast, fire in the hole
C
Say every prayer you know
Em
Then Boom! Crash! Blast!
G D
Wreck the rock and bag the gold
C
Ain't it a fine life, minin' Cypher's hills
Em
We'll be rich before we're old
[Verse]
Em
Rubble and dust and shallow breath
Em
Muck and must and fear of death
B7 Em
Way down in The Contention
Em
From dawn 'til dusk we worked the scene
Em
Me, the men, and Anne-Marie
B7 Em
And we were paid little more than attention
[Chorus]
Em G D
Strike a match, walk fast, fire in the hole
C
Say every prayer you know
Em
Then Boom! Crash! Blast!
G D
Wreck the rock and bag the gold
C
Ain't it a fine life, minin' Cypher's hills
Em
We'll be rich before we're old
(Instrumental, Fiddle/Banjo solo)
Em G D C [x2]
[Bridge]
B7
It was on a Thursday night when
B7
All the lantern lights went
Em Em
Out I lit the fuses and I hurried toward the exit
B7 N.C
Counted Gordon, Luke, and Mack
B7 N.C Em
Harrison and Jack
(Chorus, slower)
Em G D
Strike a match, walk fast, fire in the hole
C
Say every prayer you know
(Full tempo!)
Em
Then Boom! Crash! Blast!
G D
Wreck the rock and bag the gold
C
Ain't it a fine life, minin' Cypher's hills
[Chorus]
Em G D
Strike a match, walk fast, fire in the hole
C
Say every prayer you know
Em
Then Boom! Crash! Blast!
G D
Wreck the rock and bag the gold
C
Ain't it a fine life, minin' Cypher's hills
Em
We'll be rich before we're old
[Outro]
Em
Little gold digger by the name of Anne-Marie
Em
The last green leaf fell from the family tree
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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