Driving the Last Spike chords by Genesis
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Intro 1
(C major) (Csus2) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (D major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (E minor)
(C major) (E minor) (D major) (C major) (G major) (Csus2) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (Csus2) (C major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
(G major) Leaving my family (D major) be (E minor) hind (C major) (D major) me
Not (B minor) knowing what lay ahead (E minor)
(G major) Waving good (D major) bye, as (E minor) I left them in tears (D major)
Re (B minor) membering all we'd said (C major)
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Verse 2
I (C major) looked to the sky, I (D major) offered my prayers
I (B minor) asked Him for guidance and (C major) strength
But the (G major) simple belief (D major) s
of a (E minor) simple (C major) man (D major)
Lay in (B minor) His hands, and on my head (D major)
My (G major) head
Interlude 1
(B minor) (C major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (E minor) (A minor) (D major)
(A minor) (D major)
Verse 3
I (G major) gave everything (D major) that they (E minor) wanted (D major)
But still (B minor) they wanted more (E minor)
We sweat (G major) and we toiled (D major)
Good (E minor) men lost their lives (D major)
I (B minor) don't think they knew what for (C major)
Verse 4
I sold (C major) them my heart
I sold (D major) them my soul
I (B minor) gave everything I had (C major)
But (G major) they couldn't break (D major) my (E minor) spirit (D major)
My (B minor) dignity fought (D major) back
(C major) (D major) (C major) (D major) Fight (E major) back
Just (A major) (E minor) fightback
Can you hear (A major) me Can you
Verse 5
(E major)
(A major) see (E minor) (F sharp minor)
(G major) Don't you (A major) (G major) hear (A major) me
(Asus4) Don't you (A major) see
Interlude 2
(E major) (E minor) (D major)
(A major) (E major) (Esus4) (D major) (A major) (E minor)
Verse 6
We (E minor) worked in gangs for all we (D major) were worth (A major)
The young boys (E minor) pulling (Esus4)
the wag (A major) ons (G major)
We were (E minor) digging the tunnels,
shifting (D major) (A major) the earth
It (E minor) was then (Esus4) that it happene (A major) d
(E minor) No-one (G major) knew
Verse 7
(A major) knew how
the cracks (G major) (A major) appeared
But (Asus4) as it (A major) fell they all (Asus4)
dis (A major) appeared
Stone (Asus4) fell (A major) like rain
Verse 8
Can you hear me (E major) (A major) (E minor) (A major)
(E major) Can (A major) you see (E minor) (F sharp minor)
(G major) Don't (A major) you (G major) hear me (A major) (Asus4)
(A major) Can you (Asus4) breathe (A major)
Interlude 3
(B minor) (G major) (B minor) (C major) (G major)
(C major) (D major) (E minor) (C major) (D major) (C major) (A minor) (D major)
Verse 9
The smoke (G major) cleared, (D major) the dust (E minor) it settled (D major)
No one (B minor) knew how many had died (E minor)
(G major) All around (D major) there were
(E minor) broken men (D major)
They'd (B minor) said it was safe,
and they'd (C major) lied
You could hear the cries,
you could smell (D major) the fear
But good (B minor) fortune that day was mine (C major)
And it oc (G major) curred to me that the
(D major) heart of a (E minor) good man (D major)
It seems (B minor) is hard to find (D major)
Verse 10
(E major) Can (A major) (E minor) you hear me (A major) (E major) (A major)
Can you see (E minor) (F sharp minor)
(G major) Don't (A major) you hear (G major) me
(Asus4) Don't (A major) you see
How (Asus4) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (G major) we (D major) worked,
how we worked (G major) like
The dev (C major) il for our pay (D major) (C major)
(G major) Through the (D major) wind, through the snow (G major)
(C major) And through (D major) the rain (C major) (G major)
Verse 11
(D major) Blasting and (G major) cutting through Gods
(C major) country like a knife (D major) (C major) (G major)
Sweat (D major) stinging my eyes,
(G major) there has to (C major) be a bet (D major) ter life (C major)
But (G major) I can hear my
Verse 12
(D major) children's cry (G major)
I (C major) can see the tears (D major) in their eyes (C major)
Memor (G major) ies of those (D major) I've left behind (G major)
Oh just still (C major) ringing in my (D major) ears (C major)
Will (G major) I ever go (D major) back again (G major)
Will I (C major) ever see her (D major) face again
'cause I'll always remem
ber (C major) that (D major) night
As they waved goodbye to
their father (Asus4) s
Verse 13
We (G major) came from the North (B minor)
And we (D major) came from the South (A major)
With (G major) picks and with spades (A major)
And a (G major) new kind of order
(A major) Showing no fear of what (G major) lies up ahead (E minor)
They'll (A major) never see the likes
Interlude 4
of us again
(D major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 14
(D major) Driving the last spike
(G major) Lifting and (C major) laying the track (D major) (C major) (G major)
With (D major) blistering hands
(G major) And the sun (C major) burning your back (D major) (C major)
But (G major) I can hear my
Verse 15
(D major) children's cry (G major)
I can (C major) see the tears (D major) in their eyes
Oh (C major) memor (G major) ies of those
(D major) I've left behind (G major)
Still (C major) ringing in my (D major) ears
'cause I'll always (C major) re
(D major) member that night
As they waved good (E minor) bye
to their (D major) father (Asus4) s
(A minor) We followed
Verse 16
(G major) the rail, (B minor)
we slept (D major) under the stars (A major)
(B minor) Digging (G major) in (A major) darkness and
(G major) living with danger
(A major) Showing no fear of what (G major) lies up ahead (E minor)
They'll (A major) never see the likes (E minor) of us again
Interlude 5
(D major)
(G major)
(B minor) (C major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (E minor) (A minor)
(D major) (A minor) (D major)
Verse 17
(E major) Can (A major) (E minor) you hear me (A major) (E major) (A major)
Can you see (E minor) (F sharp minor) (G major)
Don't (A major) you (G major) hear (A major) me (Asus4)
(A major) Don't you see
(Asus4) (A major) (D major)
Driving the Last Spike
Genesis
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