Youngstown Chords by Blue Moon Rising
Tempo:
73.85 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Bm] [E] [G] [B]
[Em] Here in Northeast Ohio, back in 1803, [G] James and Dan Heaton found [D] the ore that was lying in Yellow [Em] Creek.
They built a blast furnace here along the shore, [D] and they made the cannonballs, helped the Union win the [Em] war.
[D] Here in Youngstown, [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm sinking [D] down, here [Em] darling in Youngstown.
[Bm] [Em] But my daddy worked the furnaces, kept them hotter than hell, and [D] I come home from [D] numb, work my way to scar for a job that suits [E] the devil's will.
[Em] Tackin' nut, cork, and limestone, fed my children, make my pay.
[D] These smokestacks reaching like the arms of God, with the beautiful [Em] sky of sudden clear.
[G] Here in Youngstown, [E] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
[G] Well my daddy come [D] on the Ohio works when he come home from [Em] World War II.
Now the yard's a [D] scrap and rubble, said them big boys [Em] did what Hitler couldn't do.
[G] These mills they [D] built the [G] tanks and bombs that won this [Em] country's wars.
[D] We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam, never [A] wondering [Em] what they were dying for.
[D] Here in Youngstown, [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
The Monongahela Valley, the Mesabi Iron Range, [D] the coal mines of [G] Appalachia, [D] the story's [Em] always the same.
Seven hundred tons of metal a day, now sir you tell me this world's changed.
[D] Once I made you rich enough, rich enough to [Em] forget my name.
[D] In Youngstown, [Em] in Youngstown, my [G] sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
[B] [G] When I die I want [D] no part of heaven, I would not do [Em] heaven's work well.
[D] Pray the devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery [Em] furnaces of hell.
[D] [Em] [E]
[Em] Here in Northeast Ohio, back in 1803, [G] James and Dan Heaton found [D] the ore that was lying in Yellow [Em] Creek.
They built a blast furnace here along the shore, [D] and they made the cannonballs, helped the Union win the [Em] war.
[D] Here in Youngstown, [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm sinking [D] down, here [Em] darling in Youngstown.
[Bm] [Em] But my daddy worked the furnaces, kept them hotter than hell, and [D] I come home from [D] numb, work my way to scar for a job that suits [E] the devil's will.
[Em] Tackin' nut, cork, and limestone, fed my children, make my pay.
[D] These smokestacks reaching like the arms of God, with the beautiful [Em] sky of sudden clear.
[G] Here in Youngstown, [E] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
[G] Well my daddy come [D] on the Ohio works when he come home from [Em] World War II.
Now the yard's a [D] scrap and rubble, said them big boys [Em] did what Hitler couldn't do.
[G] These mills they [D] built the [G] tanks and bombs that won this [Em] country's wars.
[D] We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam, never [A] wondering [Em] what they were dying for.
[D] Here in Youngstown, [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
The Monongahela Valley, the Mesabi Iron Range, [D] the coal mines of [G] Appalachia, [D] the story's [Em] always the same.
Seven hundred tons of metal a day, now sir you tell me this world's changed.
[D] Once I made you rich enough, rich enough to [Em] forget my name.
[D] In Youngstown, [Em] in Youngstown, my [G] sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
[B] [G] When I die I want [D] no part of heaven, I would not do [Em] heaven's work well.
[D] Pray the devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery [Em] furnaces of hell.
[D] [Em] [E]
Key:
Em
D
G
E
Bm
Em
D
G
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
[Em] _ _ _ Here in Northeast Ohio, back in 1803, [G] James and Dan Heaton found [D] the ore that was lying in Yellow [Em] Creek.
They built a blast furnace here along the shore, [D] and they made the cannonballs, helped the Union win the [Em] war.
_ [D] Here in Youngstown, _ [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm sinking [D] down, here [Em] darling in Youngstown. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] [Em] But my daddy worked the furnaces, kept them hotter than hell, and [D] I come home from [D] numb, work my way to scar for a job that suits [E] the devil's will.
[Em] Tackin' nut, cork, and limestone, fed my children, make my pay.
[D] These smokestacks reaching like the arms of God, with the beautiful [Em] sky of sudden clear.
[G] Here in Youngstown, _ [E] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Well my daddy come [D] on the Ohio works when he come home from [Em] World War II.
Now the yard's a [D] scrap and rubble, said them big boys [Em] did what Hitler couldn't do.
[G] These mills they [D] built the [G] tanks and bombs that won this [Em] country's wars.
[D] We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam, never [A] wondering [Em] what they were dying for.
[D] Here in Youngstown, _ [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
_ _ _ _ _ The Monongahela Valley, the Mesabi Iron Range, [D] the coal mines of [G] Appalachia, [D] the story's [Em] always the same.
Seven hundred tons of metal a day, now sir you tell me this world's changed.
[D] Once I made you rich enough, rich enough to [Em] forget my name. _
[D] In Youngstown, _ [Em] in Youngstown, my [G] sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] [G] When I die I want [D] no part of heaven, I would not do [Em] heaven's work well.
[D] Pray the devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery [Em] furnaces of hell. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Here in Northeast Ohio, back in 1803, [G] James and Dan Heaton found [D] the ore that was lying in Yellow [Em] Creek.
They built a blast furnace here along the shore, [D] and they made the cannonballs, helped the Union win the [Em] war.
_ [D] Here in Youngstown, _ [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm sinking [D] down, here [Em] darling in Youngstown. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] [Em] But my daddy worked the furnaces, kept them hotter than hell, and [D] I come home from [D] numb, work my way to scar for a job that suits [E] the devil's will.
[Em] Tackin' nut, cork, and limestone, fed my children, make my pay.
[D] These smokestacks reaching like the arms of God, with the beautiful [Em] sky of sudden clear.
[G] Here in Youngstown, _ [E] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown. _ _
_ _ _ [G] Well my daddy come [D] on the Ohio works when he come home from [Em] World War II.
Now the yard's a [D] scrap and rubble, said them big boys [Em] did what Hitler couldn't do.
[G] These mills they [D] built the [G] tanks and bombs that won this [Em] country's wars.
[D] We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam, never [A] wondering [Em] what they were dying for.
[D] Here in Youngstown, _ [Em] here in Youngstown, [G] my sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
_ _ _ _ _ The Monongahela Valley, the Mesabi Iron Range, [D] the coal mines of [G] Appalachia, [D] the story's [Em] always the same.
Seven hundred tons of metal a day, now sir you tell me this world's changed.
[D] Once I made you rich enough, rich enough to [Em] forget my name. _
[D] In Youngstown, _ [Em] in Youngstown, my [G] sweet Jenny I'm [D] sinking down, here darling [Em] in Youngstown.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] [G] When I die I want [D] no part of heaven, I would not do [Em] heaven's work well.
[D] Pray the devil comes and takes me to stand in the fiery [Em] furnaces of hell. _
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_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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