Call The Captain

          C       Cmaj9           
     Call up the captain tell em i 
Am
aint comin in
          C            Cmaj9      
    He can dig his own coal 
         Am
somthing esle is happening
         C              Cmaj9  
   This living that im making is 
        Am
doing us in
         G
   Hes broken the lives of too many 
good men

   Been hauling coal since i was big
 enough to fight

  Some 30 odd shift with out a 
glimpse of daylight

   The corporation likes to say that
 everythings alright

   Dig your self a hole    get outa 
sight

   Theres a dark cloud above me 
thats blocking out the sun

   Burn another hunk of coal listen 
to the engines run

   1 half is starving while the 
others having fun

 So call the captain, call the 
captain, call the captain, call the 
captiannn

  (chorus)
         Am      G
        Melinda close the door
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        I aint going down to the 
 C    Am
mines today
                            C      
        I want' clear blue skys and
  G
 whole lot more
        I aint going down to the 
Am
mines

  (verse)

              C          Cmaj9    
    Theres a hole in this bucket 
          Am
ive been carrying around
              C       Cmaj9   
    I fill it up to the top and 
           Am
watch it spill on the ground
        C            Cmaj9        
    I go down to the mines and 
     Am
when i come back up
        G
    I got nothin to show but the 
sweat on my brow

    These hills are my own flesh and
 bones

    There all that i love and there 
all that i know

    Please dont ask me to destroy my
 own home

    I'm not gonna choose between my 
heart and soul, soo

    Call the Captain tell him i aint
 coming in

    He can dig his own coal 
something else is happening

    This living that I'm making is 
doing us in

    So call the captain, call the 
captain,.......call the captainnn

    (solo)

    (chorus)
      C        Cmaj9            
     Hear the whistle blow this 
Am
morning
      C        Cmaj9          Am
     Hear the whistle blow today
       C       Cmaj9          
     Hear the whistle blow this 
    Am
morning
      C          Cmaj9            Am
     (just play the chords no words)


    (chorus)
      G                     Am
     I aint going down to the mines
      G                     Am
     I aint going down to the mines