Tom: Dm
Dm Dm7/C G A
They should have known that trouble was brewing
Dm Dm7/C Asus4 A
They should have seen what the old men knew
Bb F/A
They should have shut us down
Gm Dm
When the hail fell to the ground
Eb Bb/D C A
From a cloudy sky of baby blue
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm7/C G A
Three o'clock on a cold, cold morning
Dm Dm7/C Asus4 A
The big bell wailed as if on cue.
Bb F/A
A woman's scream was heard
Gm Dm
And the news came afterwards
Eb Bb/D C A
"It's a blow out down in Number Two!"
[Chorus]
Dm/B F/C
Down in Jericho Kentucky
A/C# Dm
The mines have all caved in
Bb E/G# A C
Down in Jericho
F
Broken hearts don't mend
E7 D#maj7 D
Tear stained eyes of kin
Bb C# F A A/C#
Never ever seen what the future might have been
[Verse 3]
Dm Dm7/C G A
The hat lamps burned with a flame like lightning
Dm Dm7/C Asus4 A
The coal dust blanketed the morning dew.
Bb F/A
The young ones looked for kin
Gm Dm
And the blind man, he looks grim.
Eb Bb/D C A
'Cause he sees there's nothing that he can do.
[Verse 4]
Dm Dm7/C G A
They pumped up the mud and they chunked out water,
Dm Dm7/C Asus4 A
They scratched the earth till it turned to sand
Bb F/A
And a half mile down below
Gm Dm
It's a lost cause the miners know
Eb Bb/D C A
Meet your maker, boys, the time's at hand.
[Chorus]
Dm/B F/C
Down in Jericho Kentucky
A/C# Dm
The mines have all caved in
Bb E/G# A C
Down in Jericho
F
Broken hearts don't mend
E7 D#maj7 D
Tear stained eyes of kin
Bb C# F A A/C#
Never ever seen what the future might have been
[Verse 5]
Dm Dm7/C G A
The fire boss's hands are clean as a whistle
Dm Dm7/C Asus4 A
The fat cat knows he's a company man
Bb F/A
But he should have bowed down his head
Gm Dm
When they hauled out all the dead
Eb Bb/D C A
But it's business, boys, start 'em up again.
[Chorus]
Dm/B F/C
Down in Jericho Kentucky
A/C# Dm
The mines have all caved in
Bb E/G# A C
Down in Jericho
F
Broken hearts don't mend
E7 D#maj7 D
Tear stained eyes of kin
Bb C# F A A/C#
Never ever seen what the future might have been
[Outro]
F
Broken hearts don't mend
E7 D#maj7 D
Tear stained eyes of kin
Bb
Never ever seen
C# F A A/C#
What the future might have been.
