Call the Captain Steep Canyon Rangers
Capo 4
Intro: C Am C Am G C Am
Call [C]up the cap[Am]tain tell him [C]I ain't comi[Am]n' in
He [C]can dig hi[Am]s own coal som[C]ething else [Am]is happening
Thi[C]s living t[Am]hat I'm making[C] is doing a[Am] sin
It's brok[G]en the lives of too many good[Am] men
Been [C]hauling coa[Am]l since I was [C]big enough to [Am]fight
Some[C] 30 odd shi[Am]fts with out a[C] glimpse of da[Am]ylight
The c[C]orporation l[Am]ikes to say that e[C]verythings alr[Am]ight
Dig [G]yourself a hole get outta sight
There[C]'s a dark c[Am]loud above me tha[C]t's blocking out [Am]the sun
Burn[C] another hun[Am]dred coal listen[C] to the engines[Am] run
One[C] half is s[Am]tarving while the [C]others having[Am] fun
So call [G]the captain, call the captain, call the captain, call the captain
[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [G] [C] [Am]
(chorus)
[C]Melinda[Am] close the d[G]oor
I ain't going down to[Am] the mines to[C]day
I want c[Am]lear blue ski[C]es and who[G]le lot more
I ain't going down to the m[Am]ine
There's[C] a hole in th[Am]is bucket I've b[C]een carrying a[Am]round
I fi[C]ll it up to [Am]the top and wa[C]tch it spill on the[Am] ground
I go [C]down to th[Am]e mines and wh[C]en I come ba[Am]ck up
I go[G]t nothin' to show but the sweat on my [Am]brow
Thes[C]e hills a[Am]re my own f[C]lesh and bo[Am]nes
There[C] all that [Am]I love and the[C]re all that [Am]I know
Plea[C]se don't a[Am]sk me to d[C]estroy my ho[Am]me
I'm not[G] gonna choose between my heart and soul, so
Call [C]the Captain [Am]tell him I[C] ain't comin[Am]g in
He ca[C]n dig his own [Am]coal something[C] else is hap[Am]pening
Th[C]is living [Am]that making is[C] doing a s[Am]in
So call [G]the captain, call the captain,....call the captain
[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [G] [C] [Am]
(chorus)
He[C]ar the whis[Am]tle blow t[C]his mor[Am]ning
Hear th[C]e whistle blow t[Am]oday
He[C]ar the whistle blow this mo[Am]rning
(chorus)
I [C]ain't going down to the m[Am]ine
I ai[G]n't going down to the [Am]mine
END
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