The Irish Rovers – Lament For The Molly Maguires (Guitar)
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[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
G C G Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs G A D Underneath the hills where there is no sun G C G Trying to make a living on a dollar a day C Am D G Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 1]
Am D We left old Ireland, we left our homes G Em Across the ocean, we had to roam Am With five sons and a scrawny wife C D Trying to make some kind of a life
[Chorus]
G C G Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs G A D Underneath the hills where there is no sun G C G Trying to make a living on a dollar a day C Am D G Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 2]
Am D But the Welsh and the English, the Germans, the Dutch G Em Control the mines, they didn't leave much Am A tar-paper shanty, no Irish apply C D The Mollies started blowing all the mines sky-high
[Chorus]
G C G Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs G A D Underneath the hills where there is no sun G C G Trying to make a living on a dollar a day C Am D G Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 3]
Am D A straw boss shot, and owner disappears G Em Many's a Welshman lost his ears Am Company store burned to the ground C D The Molly Maguires are spreading all around
[Chorus]
G C G Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs G A D Underneath the hills where there is no sun G C G Trying to make a living on a dollar a day C Am D G Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 4]
Am D Black Jack Kehoe looked after his pack G Em Even honest Irish that wouldn't fight back Am Checking his boys, put beer in their souls C D The Molly Maguires are controlling the coal
[Chorus]
G C G Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs G A D Underneath the hills where there is no sun G C G Trying to make a living on a dollar a day C Am D G Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Verse 5]
Am D But terror ends as it had begun G Em James McParland, he ended their run Am He left as a Molly, and he brought their fate C D After many years he ended the hate
[Chorus]
G C G Sucking up the coal dust into your lungs G A D Underneath the hills where there is no sun G C G Trying to make a living on a dollar a day C Am D G Digging coal in Pennsylvaniay
[Outro]
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