Intro:
(Bb,Eb)x3,f,Bb
Riff 1: x3 x1
| e 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 |
| B 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G 7h8 8 8 8 8 | 7 7 8 7 7 |
| D | 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse 1:
Bb Eb Bb Eb
Nothing they could do just sit down there
Bb Eb f Bb
As the black closed all around them
Bb Eb Bb Eb
And the water rose so quick and cold
Bb Eb f
An unlikely place to drown
Chorus:
Eb Bb f Bb
Nine in the mine, trapped down below
Eb Bb F Bb
Down! Down! Down in the ground
Eb Bb F Bb
And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye
Eb Bb f Bb
Take care of my family, I'm buried alive
Verse 2:
Bb Eb Bb Eb
They held their heads up high
Bb Eb f Bb
As they strugged hard to breathe
Bb Eb Bb Eb
And asked the Lord to open his arms
Bb Eb f
For the nine souls he'd receive
Chorus x1
(Bb.Eb)x3,f,Bb
Solo:
| e 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| B 8 8 6 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 |
| G 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| B 8 8 6 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 10 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Verse 3:
Bb Eb Bb
They lashed themselves together
Eb Bb Eb f Bb
So in Death all might be found
Bb Eb Bb Eb
And prayed there for a miracle
Bb Eb f
Some twenty-four stories down
Chorus x1
Bagpipe Lead:
(Eb) (Bb) (Eb) (f) (Eb) (Bb) (f) (Bb)
| e 15 13 15 13 |
| B 15 13 13h15 13 15 15 13 13h15 13 |
| G 15 15 15 14 15 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
("Down, Down, Down in the ground...")