Dropkick Murphys – The Hardest Mile (Guitar)
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Chords
F C F C F C G x2
C F I'm heading for a life in the land of the free C G Sending every penny home to the family C F Off to find fortunes that can't be bought G Now Paddy's struck down from a single shot G Paddy's struck down from a single shot!
F C F C F C G
They lured the men away they promised wealth and riches
A thousand miles from home lying steel and digging ditches
The work would be a challenge nary a soul could stand the trial
These wayfaring boys built the railways toughest mile
Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile!
(Chorus)
C F Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile C G Murdered for their troubles, left to die C F Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry G Their numbers were few but they did the job of many
F C F C F C G
Eight weeks went by and the path was clear
Fifty-seven men had all disappeared
Not a mention of their name no stone was ever turned
It would be so many years before the truth was ever learned
(Chorus)
Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile
Murdered for their troubles, left to die
Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry
Their numbers were few but they did the job of many
F C F C F C G
F F C G x2
F C G Now ghosts dance a jig on an unmarked grave F C G A slug full of lead was the price they were paid F C G Vigilante justice, prejudice and pride G No one in this valley will be seen again alive
(Chorus)x2
Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile
Murdered for their troubles, left to die
Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry
Their numbers were few but they did the job of many