The Caves Of Jericho Lyrics

The Caves Of Jericho lyrics

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

 

 Three o'clock on a cold, cold morning

 The big bell wailed as if on cue.

 A woman's scream was heard

 And the news came afterwards

 "it's a blow out down in number two!"

 

 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

 

 The hat lamps burned with a flame like lightning

 The coal dust blanketed the morning dew.

 The young ones looked for kin

 And the blind man, he looks grim.

 'cause he sees there's nothing that he can do.

 

 They pumped up the mud and they chunked out water,

 They scratched the earth till it turned to sand

 And a half mile down below

 It's a lost cause the miners know

 Meet your maker, boys, the  time's at hand.

 

 Down in jericho, kentucky

 The mines have all caved in

 Down in jericho.

 Broken hearts don't mend

 Tears stained eyes of kin

 Never ever seen

 What their future might have been.

 

 The fire boss's hands are clean as a whistle

 The fat cat knows he's a company man

 But he should have bowed down his head

 When they hauled out all the dead

 But it's business, boys, start 'em up again.

 

 Down in jericho, kentucky

 The mines have all caved in

 Down in jericho.

 Broken hearts don't mend

 Tears stained eyes of kin

 Never ever seen

 What their future might have been.

 

 Broken hearts don't mend

 Tears stained eyes of kin

 Never ever seen

 What their future might have been.