...BLOOD ON THE COAL... by The Folksmen
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*from 'A Mighty Wind Original Soundtrack' (2003)*
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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It was April 27,
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In the year of 91,
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Bout a mile below the surface,
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And the warm kentucky sun.
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The late shift was ending,
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And the early shift was late,
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The foreman ate his dinner,
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From a dirty tin plate.
Chorus 1:
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Blood on the tracks,
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Blood in the mine,
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Brothers and sisters,
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What a terrible time.
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Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
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Now in mine number 60,
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There's blood on the coal,
Blood on the coal,
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Blood on the coal.
Verse 2:
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The slag pits were steamin',
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It was 7:25,
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Every miner worked the coal face,
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Every one of them alive.
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The train came round the corner,
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You could hear the tressel groan,
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But the switcher wasn't listnin',
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So he left the switch alone!
Chorus 2:
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Blood on the tracks,
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Blood in the mine,
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Brothers and sisters,
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What a terrible time.
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Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
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Now in mine number 60,
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There's blood on the coal,
Blood on the coal,
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Blood on the coal.
Verse 3:
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Well the walls began to tremble,
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And the men began to yell,
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They could hear that lonesome whistle,
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Like an echo out of...well.
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They dropped their picks and shovels,
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As to safety they did run,
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For to stay among the living,
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In the year of ninety-one.
Chorus 3:
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Blood on the tracks,
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Blood in the mine,
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Brothers and sisters,
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What a terrible time.
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Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
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Now in mine number 60,
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There's blood on the coal,
Blood on the coal,
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Blood on the coal.
Verse 4:
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An Irishman named Murphy,
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Said "I'll stop that iron horse!"
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And he stood to athwart it's passage,
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And it crushed him dead of course.
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And I hope he hears the irony,
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When e're this tale is told,
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The train that took his life,
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Was burning good Kentucky coal.
(Hey!)
Chorus 4:
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Blood on the tracks,
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Blood in the mine,
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Brothers and sisters,
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What a terrible time.
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Ole 97 went in the wrong hole,
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Now in mine number 60,
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There's blood on the coal,
Blood on the coal,
C C/B Am
Blood on the coal.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)