The Ballad Of Springhill
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
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In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
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Down in the dark of the Cumberland Mine
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There's blood on the coal and the miners lie
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In the roads that never saw sun nor sky
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Roads that never saw sun nor sky
[Verse 2]
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In the town of Springhill, you don't sleep easy
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Often the earth will tremble and roll
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When the earth is restless, miners die
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Bone and blood is the price of coal
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Bone and blood is the price of coal
[Verse 3]
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In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
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Late in the year of '58
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Day still comes and the sun still shines
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But it's dark as the grave in the Cumberland mines
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Dark as the grave in the Cumberland mines
[Verse 4]
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Down at the coal face, miners working
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Rattle of the belts and the cutter's blade
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Rumble of rock and the walls close 'round
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The living and the dead men two miles down
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Living and the dead men two miles down
[Verse 5]
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Twelve men lay two miles from the pitshaft
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Twelve men lay in the dark and sang
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Long hot days in a miner's tomb
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It was three feet high and a hundred long
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Three feet high and a hundred long
[Verse 6]
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Three days passed and the lamps gave out
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And Caleb Rushton, he up and said;
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"There's no more water nor light nor bread
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So we'll live on songs and hope instead,
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Live on songs and hope instead."
[Verse 7]
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Listen for the shouts of the bareface miners
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Listen through the rubble for a rescue team
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Six-hundred feet of coal and slag
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Hope imprisoned in a three foot seam
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Hope imprisoned in a three foot seam
[Verse 8]
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Eight days passed and some were rescued
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Leaving the dead to lie alone
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Through all their lives they dug a grave
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Two miles of earth for a marking stone
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Two miles of earth for a marking stone
How to play The Ballad Of Springhill
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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.