Biography:
Jason and the Scorchers are one of the original alternative country bands. They formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1981 when Jason Ringenberg, raised on a hog farm in northern Illinois and fresh out of college, came careening into Nashville looking for a "rock n' roll wild band" and found the Scorchers, three Nashville upstarts who had punk-rock leanings, stand-up comedian attitudes, great musical chops, and more than their share of vices. Jeff Johnson
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Capo 6 to match audio
Verse C Riff:
Csus2?C C C C C Csus4-C-Csus2
e|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--|
B|-1----1--1--1--|-1- -1------1--|
G|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--|
D|-0h2--2--2--2--|-2? -3p2----0--|
A|-3----3--3--3--|-3- -3------3--|
E|---------------|---------------|
Verse 1A:
C F - C
I been workin? in this mine since 1984
(C) G
Just like my daddy did and his dad did before
F Am
I stand in line and ride that train down where I can?t see
C F C
Trying to break down that wall of coal in front of me
Verse 1B:
C F C
Preacher tried to tell me what was wrong and right
(C) G
But I learned all my lessons with a carbide light
F Am
Down where air is precious where losers lose it all
C F C
Where to stand and be a man you have to learn to crawl
Chorus:
(C) G F C
I beat on the mountain . . . with a hammer keeping time
(C) G F
Way down in the dungeon . . . Where the sun don't shine,
(C) F Am
Down in the hear of the darkness . . . you can hear my hammer ring
(Am) G F C
I beat on the mountain . . . but the mountain don't say a thing
Bridge:
Am C
Back in thirty-seven the strikers shut them down
F C G
The bosses brought the hard men in to run us outa town
Am C
Well, nowadays the union rep still don't know my name
F C G
Those days of script are over, but the dust rolls just the same.
Verse 2:
C F - C
How I love this mountain that my daddy's buried on
(C) G
Everyday I dig that coal he built his life upon
F Am
Some folks say that our way of life is out of time
C F C
But for now I'm caught between the mountains and the mine
Repeat Chorus 2x and tag ?The mountain don't say a thing? 3 extra times
Verse C Riff:
Csus2?C C C C C Csus4-C-Csus2
e|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--|
B|-1----1--1--1--|-1- -1------1--|
G|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--|
D|-0h2--2--2--2--|-2? -3p2----0--|
A|-3----3--3--3--|-3- -3------3--|
E|---------------|---------------|
Verse 1A:
C F - C
I been workin? in this mine since 1984
(C) G
Just like my daddy did and his dad did before
F Am
I stand in line and ride that train down where I can?t see
C F C
Trying to break down that wall of coal in front of me
Verse 1B:
C F C
Preacher tried to tell me what was wrong and right
(C) G
But I learned all my lessons with a carbide light
F Am
Down where air is precious where losers lose it all
C F C
Where to stand and be a man you have to learn to crawl
Chorus:
(C) G F C
I beat on the mountain . . . with a hammer keeping time
(C) G F
Way down in the dungeon . . . Where the sun don't shine,
(C) F Am
Down in the hear of the darkness . . . you can hear my hammer ring
(Am) G F C
I beat on the mountain . . . but the mountain don't say a thing
Bridge:
Am C
Back in thirty-seven the strikers shut them down
F C G
The bosses brought the hard men in to run us outa town
Am C
Well, nowadays the union rep still don't know my name
F C G
Those days of script are over, but the dust rolls just the same.
Verse 2:
C F - C
How I love this mountain that my daddy's buried on
(C) G
Everyday I dig that coal he built his life upon
F Am
Some folks say that our way of life is out of time
C F C
But for now I'm caught between the mountains and the mine
Repeat Chorus 2x and tag ?The mountain don't say a thing? 3 extra times
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