Call the Captain Steep Canyon Rangers
Capo 4
Call [C]up the [C/B]captain tell h[Am]im I aint comin in
He can[C] dig his own c[C/B]oal somthing else [Am]is happening
This l[C]iving that im m[C/B]aking is doing [Am]us in
Hes br[G]oken the lives of too many good men
Been [C]hauling coal sin[C/B]ce i was big eno[Am]ugh to fight
Some 3[C]0 odd shifts wit[C/B]h out a glimpse o[Am]f daylight
The [C]corporation likes[C/B] to say that ever[Am]ythings alright
Dig[G] your self a hole get outta sight
The[C]res a dark cloud[C/B] above me thats blo[Am]cking out the sun
Bur[C]n another hundred[C/B] coal listen to the[Am] engines run
One[C] half is starving[C/B] while the others h[Am]aving fun
So call[G] the captain, call the captain, call the captain, call the captain
C C/B Am x3 G C C/B
(chorus)
[Am] Melinda clo[G]se the door
I aint going down to the mi[Am]nes today
I want a clear blue sky and w[G]hole lot more
I aint going down to the m[Am]ines
(verse)
There's[C] a hole in thi[C/B]s bucket I've bee[Am]n carrying around
I fill it [C]up to the [C/B]top and watch it [Am]spill on the ground
I go d[C]own to the mine[C/B]s and when I com[Am]e back up
I go[G]t nothin to show but the sweat on my brow
These[C] hills are my ow[C/B]n flesh and bo[Am]nes
Ther[C]e all that i lov[C/B]e and there al[Am]l that i know
Plea[C]se don't ask me [C/B]to destroy my ow[Am]n home
I'm [G]not gonna choose between my heart and soul, so
Cal[C]l the Captain tel[C/B]l him i aint comi[Am]ng in
He[C] can dig his own [C/B]coal something else[Am] is happening
Th[C]is living that mak[C/B]ing is doing a [Am]sin
So c[G]all the captain, call the captain,.......call the captain
(solo)C C/B Am x3 G C C/B
(chorus)
[Am]
Hear the whistle blow this morning
H[C]ear the wh[C/B]istle blow tod[Am]ay
He[C]ar the wh[C/B]istle blow this m[Am]orning
[G]
(chorus)
I[G] aint going down to t[Am]he mines
I[G] aint going down to th[Am]e mines
(Thanks to Walt F for tabs)
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