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Capo 4
C C/B Am
Call up the captain tell him I aint comin in
C C/B Am
He can dig his own coal somthing else is happening
C C/B Am
This living that im making is doing us in
G
Hes broken the lives of too many good men
C C/B Am
Been hauling coal since i was big enough to fight
C C/B Am
Some 30 odd shifts with out a glimpse of daylight
C C/B Am
The corporation likes to say that everythings alright
G
Dig your self a hole get outta sight
C C/B Am
Theres a dark cloud above me thats blocking out the sun
C C/B Am
Burn another hundred coal listen to the engines run
C C/B Am
One half is starving while the others having fun
G
So call the captain, call the captain, call the captain, call the captain
C C/B Am x3 G C C/B
(chorus)
Am G
Melinda close the door
Am
I aint going down to the mines today
G
I want a clear blue sky and whole lot more
Am
I aint going down to the mines
(verse)
C C/B Am
There's a hole in this bucket I've been carrying around
C C/B Am
I fill it up to the top and watch it spill on the ground
C C/B Am
I go down to the mines and when I come back up
G
I got nothin to show but the sweat on my brow
C C/B Am
These hills are my own flesh and bones
C C/B Am
There all that i love and there all that i know
C C/B Am
Please don't ask me to destroy my own home
G
I'm not gonna choose between my heart and soul, so
C C/B Am
Call the Captain tell him i aint coming in
C C/B Am
He can dig his own coal something else is happening
C C/B Am
This living that making is doing a sin
G
So call the captain, call the captain,.......call the captain
(solo)C C/B Am x3 G C C/B
(chorus)
Am
Hear the whistle blow this morning
C C/B Am
Hear the whistle blow today
C C/B Am
Hear the whistle blow this morning
G
(chorus)
G Am
I aint going down to the mines
G Am
I aint going down to the mines
[Thanks to Walt F for tabs]
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