Key: E major•
Intro 1
C
Am
E
B
E
A
Am
E
Verse 1
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A
Well, I worked on a railroad,
E
A
for tuppins a day
E
A
I drank down one penny,
Am
E
the other I'd save
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A
for God knows how long
E
A
Am
E
Well, into madness, with each setting sun
E
B
and I dreamt you were here
E
A
With me by the old tree,
Am
E
where no one could care
Verse 2
E
A
Far away boys, far away boys,
E
A
away from you now
E
A
I'm lying with my sweetheart,
Am
E
in her arm's I'll be found
Verse 3
E
A
Then the sun belched upon me,
E
A
you were no longer here
E
A
Am
Lying in you place was my
E
A
that kept us both warm
E
A
The ashes were falling,
Am
E
like the snowdrops of old
E
B
dynamite and she'll blow
E
A
A big hole in that rock,
Interlude 1
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A
E
B
E
A
Am
E
Verse 4
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A
We burried four workmen,
E
A
they dug themselves well
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A
From four empty coffins,
Am
E
to four early graves
E
A
don't dig them too deep
E
A
You'll need all your strength boys,
Am
E
they're replaced easily"
E
B
into your sweet lips
E
A
Ah, your kiss takes me back,
Am
E
takes me back from all this
Verse 5
E
A
Far away boys, far away boys,
E
A
away from you now
E
A
I'm lying with my sweetheart,
Am
E
in her arm's I'll be found
Verse 6
E
A
Someone said it was Christmas,
E
A
not a tree was in sight
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A
The only thing growing
Am
E
was my will to die
E
A
your work here is done"
E
A
He said "I'll see you in hell,
Am
E
on that train we died for"
A
E
B
Never again, will I smell your sweet drink
E
A
But a piss-stained old old gutter where,
Am
E
your lips used to be
Interlude 2
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A
E
B
E
A
Am
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E
B
E
A
Am
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Verse 7
E
A
Far away boys, far away boys,
E
A
away from you now
E
A
I'm ly ing with my sweetheart,
Am
E
in her arm's I'll be found
Verse 8
E
A
Far away boys, far away boys,
E
A
away from you now
E
A
I'm lying with my sweetheart,
Am
E
in her arm's I'll be found
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC Am E B A
C
Am
E
B
A
Capo: 2
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