Verse ?C? Riff:
Csus2?C C C C C Csus4-C-Csus2
e|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--|
B|-1----1--1--1--|-1- -1------1--|
G|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--|
D|-0h2--2--2--2--|-2? -3p2----0--|
A|-3----3--3--3--|-3- -3------3--|
E|---------------|---------------|
verse 1A:
C F - C
I been workin? in this mine since 1984
(C) G
Just like my daddy did and his dad dis before
F Am
I stand in line and ride that train down where I can't see
C F C
Tryin? to break down that wall o? coal in front o? me
verse 1B:
C F C
Preacher tried to tell me what was wrong and right
(C) G
But I learned all my lessons with a carbide light
F Am
Down where air is precious where losers lose it all
C F C
Where to stand and be a man you have to learn to crawl
(C) G F C
I beat on the mountain . . . with a hammer keepin? time
(C) G F
Way down in the dungeon . . . Where the sun don't shine,
(C) F Am
Down in the hear of the darkness . . . you can hear my hammer ring
(Am) G F C
I beat on the mountain . . . but the mountain don't say a thing
Bridge:
Am C
Back in ?37 the strikers shut ?em down
F C G
The bosses brought the hard men in to run us outa town
Am C
Well, nowadays the union rep still don't know my name
F C G
Those days o? script are over, but the dust rolls just the same.
verse 2:
C F - C
How I love this mountain that my daddy?s buried on
(C) G
Everyday I dig that coal he built his life upon
F Am
Some folks say that our way of life is out of time
C F C
But for now I'm caught between the mountains and the mine
Repeat Chorus 2x and tag ?The mountain don't say a thing? 3 extra times