Stan Rogers – The Puddlers Tale (Guitar)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
• Capo 2
Key
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Chords
[Verse 1]
D A D They neither know of night or day D G A They night and day pour out their thunder D G As every ingot rolls away D Em B A A dozen more are split asunder D A D There is a sign beside the gate D G A "Eleven Days" since a man lay dying D G Now every shift brings fear and hate D Em A D And shaken men in terror crying
[Verse 2]
D A D The molten rivers boil away D G A A fiery brew hell never e - qualed D G To their profits the bosses pray D Em B A And Mammon sings in his grim cathedral D A D His attendants join the choir D G A And heaven help us if we're shirking D G Stoke the furnace-altar fire D Em A D And just be thankful that we're working!
[Chorus]
A D G Do this, then, charge the hoppers high D Em A D Lest you endure the foreman's choler A D G Do this, then, drain the tankards dry D Em B A And let us toast the almighty dollar D A D That keeps us chained here before the fire D G A Where heat and noise set the weak a-quaking D G At the siren's infernal cry D Em A D The open hearth sets the ground to shaking
[Bridge]
A D G
D G A D
A D G
D Em A
[Chorus]
A D G Do this, then, raise the babies high D Em B A And make them shriek with love and laughter! A D G Do this, then, kiss your woman's eyes D Em B A And raise a song unto the rafters! D A D Wash the steel mill from your hair D G A Heap the table 'till it's breaking D G 'Nor let terror enter there D Em A D And in the hearth set the glasses breaking
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This transcription is based off of the version that Stan's son Nathan has recorded. Please listen to the
original recordings for strumming patterns and changes, as they are less than regular. Actual tuning is
DADGBd (drop Ds tuning), with standard Stan Rogers chord formations.