Blantyre Explosion - Christy Moore Chords
Chords: And, Am, CAPO, FIFTH, FRET, G, Fm, Em, C, D
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Genre: folk, rock, irish folk
Have included a PRINTABLE VERSION underneath.
And although the song is played in Am with the CAPO on the FIFTH FRET
that transposes it to Dm, just in case you need to know.
BLANTYRE EXPLOSION
CAPO 5th FRET
INTRO: Am G Fm Em Am G Fm Em
Am G Fm Em Am G Fm Em
Am G C Em Em
By Clyde's bonny banks, As I slowly did wander
C D Em Am Am
Among the pit heaps, As the evening grew nigh
Am G C Em Em
I spied a young woman, All dressed in black mourning
C D Em Am Am
Weeping and wailing, With many a sigh
Am G C Em Em
I stepped up beside her, And gently addressed her
Am G C Em Em
Would it help you to talk, About the cause of your pain
Am G C Em Em
Weeping and wailing, At last she did answer
C D Em Am Am
Johnny Murphy, Kind sir, Is my true lovers name
Am G C Em Em
Twenty-one years of age, Full of youth and good lookin'
C D Em Am Am
To work down the mine, Of High Blantyre he came
Am G C Em Em
Our wedding was fixed, All the guests were invited
C D Em Am Am
That calm summers' evening, My Johnny was slain
Am G C Em Em
The explosion was heard, By the women and children
Am G C Em Em
With pale anxious faces, They ran to the mine
Am G C Em Em
When the news was made known, All the hills rang with mourning
C D Em Am Am
Three hundred and ten, Scottish miners were slain
Am G C Em Em
Mothers and daughters, And sweethearts and lovers
Am G C Em Em
The Blantyre explosion, Will never forget
Am G C Em Em
All you good people, That hear my sad story
C D Em Am Am
Remember the miners, Who lie at their rest
OUTRO: Am G Fm Em Am G Fm Em
Am G Fm Em Am G Fm Em Am
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