Intro: G C G C G
verse 1
C G
At the Quecreek mine, nine miners went down
C G
Two hundred and forty foot, deep in the ground
C G
The night shift went a mile, when there come a shout
C G
"Somebody's hit water, everybody get out"
verse 2
C G
It was over their heads and too fast to outrun
C G
Together they were tied to live or die as one
C G
Help came from all round, but then the drill stripped and broke
C G
So the men penned goodbyes and wives hoped against hope
Em G
When the waters come up
Em G
When you go through the flood
Em G
In the lord you can trust
C G
He will be there with us
verse 3
C G
Now Jesus was laid in a hole in the ground
C G
He was dead, but the third day, god's hand brought him out
C G
And the miners were buried three nights and three days
C G
But like Jesus, Sunday morning, all nine men were raised
Em G
When the waters come up
Em G
When you go through the flood
Em G
In the lord you can trust
C G
He will be there with us