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Explosion In The Fairmont Mines chords by Blind Alfred Reed

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • Em

  • A

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Verse 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) One bright morning,
a miner just (C major) about to (G major) leave
Heard his dear child screaming in a (D major) fright
He went (G major) to her bed,
(E minor) then she (C major) looked up and (E minor) said
I (D major) have had such a dream,
turn on the (G major) light
Daddy, (E minor) please don't go
down in that hole today
For my dreams do come (D major) true
sometime, you know
Oh, (G major) don't leave me, Daddy,
please (C major) don't go away
(E minor) Something (D major) bad sure will happen,
do not go (G major) (D major) (G major)
Oh, I dreamed that the mines
were burn (C major) ing out with (G major) fire,
every man was fighting for his (D major) life,
and (G major) some had companions
and (C major) they prayed out (D major) loud, Oh, God,
please protect my darling wife (G major)
Daddy, (E minor) please don't go
down in that hole today
For my (D major) dreams to come true
sometime, you know
Oh, (G major) don't leave me, Daddy,
please (C major) don't go away
(E minor) Something (D major) bad sure will happen,
do not go (G major) (D major) (G major)
Then her daddy bit down
and (C major) kissed her dear sweet (G major) face,
Turned again to travel on (D major) his way.
But she (G major) threw her small (D major) arms
around daddy's (E minor) neck,
(D major) She kissed him again, he heard her (G major) say,
Daddy, (E minor) please don't go
down in that hole today
For my dreams (D major) do come (A major) true
some (E minor) time, you (D major) know
Oh, (G major) don't leave me, Daddy,
please (C major) don't go away
(E minor) Something bad (D major) sure will happen,
do not go (G major) (D major) (G major)
Then the miner was touched
and said (C major) he would not (G major) go,
Hush my child, I'm with you, do not (D major) cry.
There came (G major) an explosion
and (C major) two hun (E minor) dred men
Were (D major) shot in the mines
and whipped to die. (G major)
Daddy, (E minor) please don't go
down in that hole today
For my (D major) dreams (E minor) do come (A major) true
sometime, (E minor) you (D major) know
Oh, (G major) don't leave me, Daddy,
please don't go away
(E minor) Something (D major) bad sure will happen,
do not go (G major)
(D major) (G major)
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