North Country Blues - Mighty Poplar Chords
Chords: G, C, C/B, Am, F, Dm, Em
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Genre: blues, folk, rock
Song is in 3/4
[Intro]
|Am |Am |G |G |
|C |C/B|Am |Am |
|F |C |G |G |
|Dm |Em |Am |Am |
[Verse 1]
G
Come an' gather 'round friends and I'll tell ya a tale
C C/B Am
Of when the red iron ore pits, they ran a-plenty
F C G
But the cardboard filled windows and old men on the benches
Dm Em Am
Tell you now that the whole town is empty
[Verse 2]
G
In the north end of town my own children have grown
C C/B Am
While I was raised on the other
F C G
In the wee hours of youth, my mother took sick
Dm Em Am
And I was brought up by my brother
[Verse 3]
G
Well, the iron ore poured as the years passed the door
C C/B Am
The drag lines and thе shovels were a-hummin'
F C G
'Til onе day my brother failed to come home
Dm Em Am
The same as my father before him
[Verse 4]
G
Well a long winter's wait from the winda' I watched
C C/B Am
My friends, they couldn'ta been kinder
F C G
My schooling was cut as I quit in the spring
Dm Em Am
To marry John Thomas, a miner
[Verse 5]
G
The years passed again and the givin' was good
C C/B Am
With the lunch bucket filled every season
F C G
What with three babies born, the work was cut down
Dm Em Am
To a half a day's shift with no reason
[Verse 6]
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