Mines of Centralia
Intro: Dm
Verse 1:
DmUp in CCentralia, the fire’s still a Dmburn; Bb Smokes just a Crising from the Dmdirt
CUncle Sam couldn’t drown Dmher; BbI was littCle but I can reDmmember
Verse 2:
DmIt started from a Ctrash burn in ‘Dm62; Bb Memorial CDay red white and Dmblue
CAt the back of a grave yard’s Dmland; Just aBb mite to Cclose to the Devil’s Dmhand
Chorus:
They should have Dmdug and dug and dug till the Clast ember
DmDrowning with the fire’s holy Ccontender
Till the Dmfire went out, no Bbsteam from her spout
But the Cmine's still ablaze in CenDmtralia’s clays
Verse 3:
DmWe started getting Csick, from breathing the Dmfumes;Bb what were the people supposed toDm do
CGranny almost died without God’s Dmconsent; BbJust cause her Croom was near the Dmbasement
Verse 4:
DmWe had to pick up and Cleave, everything we Dmknew; Bb and take their Cblood money Dmtoo
CThey traded our lives for Dmsmoke and gold; and Bbleft our town a Cghost hot and Dmcold
Chorus:
They should have Dmdug and dug and dug till the Clast ember
DmDrowning with the fire’s holy Ccontender
Till the Dmfire went out, no Bbsteam from her spout
But the Cmine's still ablaze in CenDmtralia’s clays
Bridge:
You can Fpour Gwater on the Dmrocks G and watch it turn to Dmsteam
And you can Fstill Gsee the Dmplayground and the Gpoles for the A7swings
Solo: Dm, C (x4)
Chorus: then end with [ Bb, C, Dm, C, Dm (x4) ] , then [ Dm, C, Dm ]
