Rescue From Moose River Gold Mine by Wilf Carter Chorded by Gary W This song is about a true event that happened on April 12, 1936 For those who want to read about it, go to: archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-70-672-3860-20/on_this_day/disasters_tragedies/moose_river Capo 1st Fret – the chord patterns are the same in every verse (F) Way down in (Bb) old Nova (F) Scotia Moose (C) River, it seems, is the (F) name Three (Bb) Canadians on Easter (F) Sunday To the (C) tumbledown gold mine they (F) came They descended the (C) mine for in-(F)-spection Never (C) dreaming Fate trailed them close (F) by With a (Bb) crash that gave them no (F) warning En-(C)-tombed in that mine there to (F) die Brave (Bb) men from all over the (F) country Volun-(C)-teered to give up their (F) lives They (Bb) slaved with unceasing (F) efforts It (C) seemed that death they de-(F)-fied Long days and (C) nights they had (F) labored Turned (C) back when great cave-ins (F) fell While (Bb) far below patiently (F) waiting Three (C) men were in one living (F) Hell Many (Bb) times turned back when near (F) rescue They (C) seen all was blocking their (F) way With a (Bb) prayer on their lips they worked (F) onward We must (C) win, we must win, pray we (F) may On Sunday they (C) got their first (F) message From the (C) men prisoned far far be-(F)-low “Can you (Bb) help us?” they heard the men (F) calling “Our (C) suff'rings God above only (F) knows.” Next (Bb) message filled all hearts with (F) sorrow As they (C) heard them say “One pal is (F) gone We are (Bb) trying our best to hold on (F) boys Do your (C) best. Don't make it too (F) long.” At last the great (C) strain it was (F) broken A (C) miner out of breath brought the (F) news `We have (Bb) won the great fight!” he was (F) calling “At (C) last we have dug our way (F) through!” That (Bb) great fight against the Dark (F) Angel It is (C) one fighting heart all the (F) way Still a (Bb) tragedy came with the (F) rescue From the (C) tomb of those terrible (F) days Now friends, this (C) story is (F) ending With (C) hardships of many a (F) day But this (Bb) rescue will go down in (F) hist'ry Of the (C) gold mine down Moose River (F) way [Thanks to Gmwns@aol.com for tabs]