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Intro
C... (the closing chord of the previous song, Sentimental Johnny)
MI LA MI SI
MI LA LAm MI
MI LA MI LA
Well I worked on the railroad for two pence a day
MI LA LAm MI
Drank down one penny, the other I’d save
MI LA MI LA
I hammered and I hammered, for God knows how long
MI LA LAm MI
Well into madness with each setting sun
MI LA MI SI
I put my head down and I dreamt you were here
MI LA LAm MI
With me by the ol’ tree where no one could care
Chorus
MI LA MI LA
Far away boys, far away boys, away from ya now
MI LA LAm MI
I’m lyin’ with my sweetheart, in her arms I’ll be found
MI LA MI LA
Then the sun belched upon me, you were no longer here
MI LA LAm MI
Lyin’ in your place was my hammer and my gear
MI LA MI LA
So I stamped out the fire that kept us both warm
MI LA LAm MI
The ashes were fallin’ like the snow drops of old
MI LA MI SI
We came to a mountain, dynamite and she’ll blow
MI LA LAm MI
A big hole in that rock like the one in my soul
(play this solo as shown OR an octave up on the 1st string)
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CHORUS
We buried four workmen; they dug themselves well
From four empty coffins to four early graves
They’re only paddies, just paddies; don’t dig them too deep
You’ll need all your strength, boys, and they’re replaced easily
With the heat I was melting into your sweet lips
Ah, your kiss takes me back, takes me back from all this
CHORUS
Someone said it was Christmas but not a tree was in sight
The only thing growin’ was my will to die
Till the gaffer said “Men, your work here is done”
I said “I’ll see you in Hell, on that train we died for”
Never again will I smell your sweet dream
But a pissed stained old gutter where your lips used to be
CHORUS
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