Sid chords by The Del McCoury Band
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Intro 1
(A minor) (D minor) (A minor) (D minor)
(A minor) (D minor) (G major) (D minor)
Verse 1
In southern West Virginia, (D minor)
back in 1921
Trouble was a- brewin' and
(C major) more was yet to (D minor) come
It started down in Matewan about
15 months before
Ten or more were killed that
day (C major) across the valley floor (D minor)
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Verse 2
The (G major) big coal operators tried
to drive the miners down
Sid (D minor) Hatfield and his six guns left
'em (C major) lying on the (D minor) ground
They (G major) summoned him to court that
day to pay for all his sins
The (D minor) mine guards were a- waitin'
there in (C major) Welch to do him in (D minor)
So (A minor) get back on that railroad train and
Verse 3
(D minor) ride,
Sid, ride
(A minor) Get back down to Matewan while you
(D minor) still got time to hide
(A minor) Baldwin Phelps is there in Welch
and they (D minor) want to gun you (G major) down
So (D minor) get back on that railroad train and ride
Interlude 1
(D minor) (G major) (D minor) (G minor)
(G major) (D minor) (C major) (D minor)
(A minor) (D minor) (A minor) (D minor)
(A minor) (D minor) (G major) (D minor)
Verse 4
Sid went down to the hotel (D minor) and dropped
off both of his guns
They say he showed no fear that day,
he (C major) wasn't gonna (D minor) run
As they headed off to court,
Sid and his friend Ed
Were gunned down on the courthouse steps,
the (C major) mine guards shot 'em (D minor) dead
They (G major) said he was
Verse 5
a hero
of all the minin' men
He (D minor) stood up for the workin' men
that (C major) needed help back (D minor) then
He (G major) didn't die for glory,
he didn't die for fame
He (D minor) made a stand for what was
right and (C major) for his (D minor) family name
Verse 6
So (A minor) get back on that railroad train and (D minor) ride,
Sid, ride
You're (A minor) going back to Matewan, but
(D minor) it's too late to hide
(A minor) You won't hear the whistle blow
or the (D minor) clicking of the (G major) track
They (D minor) put you on that railroad train to
Interlude 2
ride
(D minor) (G major) (D minor) (G major) (C major)
(D minor) (G major) (D minor) (C major)
(D minor)
Get (A minor) on that train to
Verse 7
glory, Sid,
and (D minor) ride, ride, ride
You've (A minor) gone to meet your maker
on that (D minor) train up in the sky
Your (A minor) deeds will be remembered,
your (D minor) name will never (G major) die
Get on that (D minor) train to glory, Sid, and (G major) ride
(D minor)
Sid
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