Chords for The Dubliners - Springhill Mine Disaster
Tempo:
112.55 bpm
Chords used:
Em
A
B
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
In the [E] town of Spring Hill, [Em] Nova [Bm] Scotia, [Em]
Down in the dark [A] of the [B] Cumberland mine,
[E] There's blood [A] on the coal [D] and the mires [G] lie, [B]
[Em] In [E] roads that never saw sun [B] nor sky,
[E] Roads that [A] never saw [Em] sun [B] nor sky.
In [E] the town [A] of Spring Hill, [Em] you don't [Bm] sleep easy, [Em] Often [E] the earth will [A] tremble [B] and roll,
When [Em] the earth [A] is restless, [D]
[G] miners die.
[Em]
Bone [A] and blood [Em] is the price [Bm] of [Em] coal, Bone [A] and blood is [Em] the price [B] of coal.
[Em] In the town [A] of Spring [Em] Hill, [Bm] Nova Scotia, [Em]
Late in the year [A] of fifty [B]
-eight,
[Em] The day [A] still comes and [D] the sun [G] still shines, But [Em] it's dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [Bm] Cumberland mine,
[Em] Dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [B] Cumberland mine.
[E]
Three [A] days passed [Em] when the lamps gave [Bm] out, [Em] And Caleb rushed [A] and got up [B] and said,
[Em] We've no [A] more water [D] or light or [G] bread, So [Em] we live on [A] songs [Em] and hope [Bm] instead.
We live [A] on songs [Em] and hope [B] instead.
[B]
[Em] Listen for the [A]
shouts of the black [Bm]-faced [Em] miners, Listen through the rubble for [A] the rescue [B]
teams,
[Em] Three hundred [A]
tons [D] of coal and [G] slag,
[Em] Hope [A] imprisoned [Em] in the three [Bm]-foot seam,
[Em] Hope imprisoned in the three [B]-foot seam.
[Em]
Twelve [A] days passed [Em] and some [Bm] were [Em] rescued, Leaving the dead [A] to lie [B] alone,
[Em] Through all their [A] days [E] they dug [G] a grave.
[Em] Two [A] miles of earth is [Em] a marking [Bm] stone, [Em]
Two [A] miles of earth [Em] is a marking [B]
stone.
In the [E] town of Spring Hill, [Em] Nova [Bm] Scotia, [Em]
Down in the dark [A] of the [B] Cumberland mine,
[E] There's blood [A] on the coal [D] and the mires [G] lie, [B]
[Em] In [E] roads that never saw sun [B] nor sky,
[E] Roads that [A] never saw [Em] sun [B] nor sky.
In [E] the town [A] of Spring Hill, [Em] you don't [Bm] sleep easy, [Em] Often [E] the earth will [A] tremble [B] and roll,
When [Em] the earth [A] is restless, [D]
[G] miners die.
[Em]
Bone [A] and blood [Em] is the price [Bm] of [Em] coal, Bone [A] and blood is [Em] the price [B] of coal.
[Em] In the town [A] of Spring [Em] Hill, [Bm] Nova Scotia, [Em]
Late in the year [A] of fifty [B]
-eight,
[Em] The day [A] still comes and [D] the sun [G] still shines, But [Em] it's dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [Bm] Cumberland mine,
[Em] Dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [B] Cumberland mine.
[E]
Three [A] days passed [Em] when the lamps gave [Bm] out, [Em] And Caleb rushed [A] and got up [B] and said,
[Em] We've no [A] more water [D] or light or [G] bread, So [Em] we live on [A] songs [Em] and hope [Bm] instead.
We live [A] on songs [Em] and hope [B] instead.
[B]
[Em] Listen for the [A]
shouts of the black [Bm]-faced [Em] miners, Listen through the rubble for [A] the rescue [B]
teams,
[Em] Three hundred [A]
tons [D] of coal and [G] slag,
[Em] Hope [A] imprisoned [Em] in the three [Bm]-foot seam,
[Em] Hope imprisoned in the three [B]-foot seam.
[Em]
Twelve [A] days passed [Em] and some [Bm] were [Em] rescued, Leaving the dead [A] to lie [B] alone,
[Em] Through all their [A] days [E] they dug [G] a grave.
[Em] Two [A] miles of earth is [Em] a marking [Bm] stone, [Em]
Two [A] miles of earth [Em] is a marking [B]
stone.
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the [E] town of Spring Hill, [Em] Nova [Bm] _ Scotia, [Em] _
Down in the dark [A] of the _ [B] Cumberland mine,
_ _ [E] There's blood [A] on the coal [D] and the mires [G] lie, [B] _
_ [Em] In [E] roads that never saw sun [B] nor sky,
_ [E] Roads that [A] never saw [Em] sun [B] nor sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In [E] the town [A] of Spring Hill, [Em] you don't [Bm] sleep easy, [Em] _ Often [E] the earth will [A] tremble [B] and roll, _ _
When [Em] the earth [A] is restless, [D] _
[G] miners die.
_ _ _ _ [Em]
Bone [A] and blood [Em] is the price [Bm] of [Em] coal, Bone [A] and blood is [Em] the price [B] of coal. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] In the town [A] of Spring [Em] Hill, [Bm] Nova Scotia, [Em] _
Late in the year [A] of fifty [B]
-eight,
_ _ [Em] The day [A] still comes and [D] the sun [G] still shines, _ But [Em] it's dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [Bm] Cumberland mine,
[Em] Dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [B] Cumberland mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Three [A] days passed [Em] when the lamps gave [Bm] out, [Em] And Caleb rushed [A] and got up [B] and said,
_ [Em] We've no [A] more water [D] or light or [G] bread, _ So [Em] we live on [A] songs [Em] and hope [Bm] instead.
We live [A] on songs [Em] and hope [B] instead.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Listen for the [A]
shouts of the black [Bm]-faced [Em] miners, Listen through the rubble for [A] the rescue [B] _
_ teams,
[Em] Three hundred [A]
tons [D] of coal and [G] _ slag, _
_ [Em] _ Hope [A] imprisoned [Em] in the three [Bm]-foot seam,
_ [Em] Hope imprisoned in the three [B]-foot seam. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Twelve [A] days passed [Em] and some [Bm] were [Em] rescued, Leaving the dead [A] to lie [B] alone,
_ _ _ [Em] Through all their [A] days [E] they dug [G] a grave.
_ _ [Em] Two [A] miles of earth is [Em] a marking [Bm] stone, _ [Em]
Two [A] miles of earth [Em] is a marking [B]
stone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the [E] town of Spring Hill, [Em] Nova [Bm] _ Scotia, [Em] _
Down in the dark [A] of the _ [B] Cumberland mine,
_ _ [E] There's blood [A] on the coal [D] and the mires [G] lie, [B] _
_ [Em] In [E] roads that never saw sun [B] nor sky,
_ [E] Roads that [A] never saw [Em] sun [B] nor sky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In [E] the town [A] of Spring Hill, [Em] you don't [Bm] sleep easy, [Em] _ Often [E] the earth will [A] tremble [B] and roll, _ _
When [Em] the earth [A] is restless, [D] _
[G] miners die.
_ _ _ _ [Em]
Bone [A] and blood [Em] is the price [Bm] of [Em] coal, Bone [A] and blood is [Em] the price [B] of coal. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] In the town [A] of Spring [Em] Hill, [Bm] Nova Scotia, [Em] _
Late in the year [A] of fifty [B]
-eight,
_ _ [Em] The day [A] still comes and [D] the sun [G] still shines, _ But [Em] it's dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [Bm] Cumberland mine,
[Em] Dark [A] as the grave [Em] in the [B] Cumberland mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Three [A] days passed [Em] when the lamps gave [Bm] out, [Em] And Caleb rushed [A] and got up [B] and said,
_ [Em] We've no [A] more water [D] or light or [G] bread, _ So [Em] we live on [A] songs [Em] and hope [Bm] instead.
We live [A] on songs [Em] and hope [B] instead.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Listen for the [A]
shouts of the black [Bm]-faced [Em] miners, Listen through the rubble for [A] the rescue [B] _
_ teams,
[Em] Three hundred [A]
tons [D] of coal and [G] _ slag, _
_ [Em] _ Hope [A] imprisoned [Em] in the three [Bm]-foot seam,
_ [Em] Hope imprisoned in the three [B]-foot seam. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Twelve [A] days passed [Em] and some [Bm] were [Em] rescued, Leaving the dead [A] to lie [B] alone,
_ _ _ [Em] Through all their [A] days [E] they dug [G] a grave.
_ _ [Em] Two [A] miles of earth is [Em] a marking [Bm] stone, _ [Em]
Two [A] miles of earth [Em] is a marking [B]
stone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _