The Shaft chords by George Canyon

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Can you smell that
A 
Bm 
McDonell it don't smell so well
G 
Or the one in the cage tipped
A 
D 
over an d fell
And if we lived to see Sunday
Bm 
be able to tell
G 
Of the terror below and the
A 
place we call Hell
D 

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Verse 2
G 
'Cause it's a shaft that will feed
D 
us and the shaft that will kill
G 
Our brothers and fathers
D 
A 
who die by her will
G 
The fishing is slow and there's
D 
Bm 
work to be done
G 
So I'll put on my hat and I'll
A 
go underground
D 

Verse 3
Now I fear for my children,
Bm 
I fear for my wife
G 
And if I don't make it back
A 
now I've had a good life
D 
For there's a cave in behind
Bm 
us only one way to go
G 
A 
Down deep in the shaft so far below
D 
'Cause it's the

Verse 4
G 
shaft that will
D 
feed us and the shaft that will kill
G 
Our brothers and fathers
D 
A 
who die by her will
G 
The fishing is slow and
D 
Bm 
there's work to be done
G 
So I'll put on my hat and I'll
A 
D 
go underground

Verse 5
Bm 
F#m 
What do you say to a family of one
G 
A 
D 
Who don't come back up with the rest
Bm 
Is it better to let them just
F#m 
mourn by themselves
E 
A 
Or tell 'em he was one of the best
D 

Interlude 1

F#m

Verse 6
D 
There's a flash above head,
Bm 
G 
is it fire or light
McDonell lies seethin'
A 
D 
the draggers in sight
And a few hours later we'll be
Bm 
smellin' sweet air
G 
With all of our children the
A 
D 
stores we'll share

Verse 7
G 
Of the shaft that will feed us
D 
and the shaft that will kill
G 
Our brothers and fathers
D 
A 
who die by her will
G 
The fishing is slow and there's
D 
Bm 
work to be done
G 
So I'll put on my hat and I'll
A 
go underground
Bm 
D 
G 
A 
So I put on my hat and I go
D 
underground