Springhill Mine Disaster chords by
Martin Carthy

N/A•

Key: A minor•

Verse 1

Am

Am

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Adim

Adim

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Am

Am

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D

D

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A

A

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Faug

Faug

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A

A

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Am

Am

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In the

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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town of Springhill Nova Scotia

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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G

G

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Deep in the heart of the Cumberland

F

F

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Mine

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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There's blood on the coal and

Am

Am

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F

F

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the miners lie

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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In roads that never saw sun nor sky

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Roads that never saw sun nor sky

Dm

Dm

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In the town of

Verse 2

C

C

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Springhill

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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you don't sleep easy

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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G

G

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Often the earth would tremble and roll

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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When the earth is restless miners die

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Bone and blood is the price

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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of coal

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Bone and blood is the price of coal

Dm

Dm

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In the town of

Verse 3

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Springhill Nova Scotia

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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F

F

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Late in the year of 58

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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The day still comes and

Am

Am

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F

F

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the sun still shines

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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But it's dark as the grave in the

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Cumberland Mine

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dark as the grave in the

Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Cumber land Mine

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Down at the coal face

Verse 4

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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miners working

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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G

G

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Rattle of the belts and the cutter blades

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Then a rumble of rock

Am

Am

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and the walls close round

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Living and the dead men two miles down

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Living and the dead men two miles down

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Twelve men lay two

Verse 5

Dm

Dm

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miles

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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from the pitshaft

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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Twelve men lay in the dark and sang

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Long hot days in the miner's tomb

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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It was three foot wide by a hundred long

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Three foot wide by a hun dred long

Dm

Dm

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Three days

Verse 6

C

C

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passed and

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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the lights gave out

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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When the leading man got

G

G

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F

F

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up and said

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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There's no more water

Am

Am

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nor light nor bread

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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So we'll live on songs of hope instead

C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Live on songs of

Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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Am

Am

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hope in stead

Verse 7

Dm

Dm

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D

D

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Listen for the shouts of the

C

C

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bareface miners

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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Listen through the rubble

G

G

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F

F

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for the rescue team

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Six hundred feet of coal and slag

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Hope imprisoned in a three- foot seam

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Hope imprisoned in a

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Am

Am

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three- foot seam

Verse 8

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Eight days passed an

C

C

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d some were rescued

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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F

F

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Leaving the rest to die alone

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Through all their lives they

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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F

F

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dug a grave

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Two miles of earth for a marking stone

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Two miles of earth for a marking

Am

Am

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stone

Outro 1

Am

Am

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D

D

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A

A

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Faug

Faug

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Am

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Dm

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Chords

Am
Adim
D
A
Faug
Dm
C
F
G
Dsus4

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The original key of Springhill Mine Disaster by Martin Carthy is A minor.

The primary chords used in Springhill Mine Disaster are Am, Adim, D, A, Faug, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, Adim, D, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Springhill Mine Disaster is approximately 53 beats per minute.

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