Biography:
Alt-Country artists Jay Farrar (Son Volt) and Anders Parker (Varnaline) team up in a mostly acoustic duo on the album "Death Songs For The Living", released October 31, 2006. The album consists of 10 tracks (9 interpretations of old folk songs and one original titled "Buzz & Grind") separated by short instrumental segments.
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From the 2006 album Gob Iron: Death Songs for the Living
http://www.gobiron.net
Capo 2
3/4 time
Pull off/hammer on the high E string on alternate bars between D and Dsus2 for the D
in the verses, like this: D// Dsus2//
Do the same on the G string on alternate bars between A and A7 on the A chords in the
like this: A// A7//
Intro: same as verse chords. Listen to the CD for the timing.
D A D Bm G D G A D
[D]Silicosis, silicosis you made a mess of [A]me
You robbed me of my youth and health
All you [D]brought to me was grief
Silicosis, silicosis a [Bm]robber and a [G]thief
You robbed me of my [D]right to live
All you [G]brought to [A]me was [D]grief
[D]I was there digging that tunnel for dollars a [A]day
I was there digging that [D]tunnel for dollars a day
Didn't know that I was [Bm]digging my own [G]grave
All the time [D]silicosis [G]bleeding my [A]life [D]away
Verse chords over harmonica solo
[D]Tupelo Mississippi you made a mess of [A]me
I gambled my life savings trying to [D]find a better way
Now I've traveled all over this country
No ins[Bm]urance to make me [G]well
This sweet land of [D]liberty
No [G]escape from this [A]dying [D]hell
Verse 4:
[D]Oh mama, oh mama come cool my fevered [A]head
Oh mama, oh mama come [D]cool my fevered head
Oh mama, oh mama come [Bm}cool my fevered [G]head
I'm gonna meet my [D]Jesus, God [G]knows I'll [A]soon be [D]dead
Verse chords over harmonica solo
End on G, A, D
http://www.gobiron.net
Capo 2
3/4 time
Pull off/hammer on the high E string on alternate bars between D and Dsus2 for the D
in the verses, like this: D// Dsus2//
Do the same on the G string on alternate bars between A and A7 on the A chords in the
like this: A// A7//
Intro: same as verse chords. Listen to the CD for the timing.
D A D Bm G D G A D
[D]Silicosis, silicosis you made a mess of [A]me
You robbed me of my youth and health
All you [D]brought to me was grief
Silicosis, silicosis a [Bm]robber and a [G]thief
You robbed me of my [D]right to live
All you [G]brought to [A]me was [D]grief
[D]I was there digging that tunnel for dollars a [A]day
I was there digging that [D]tunnel for dollars a day
Didn't know that I was [Bm]digging my own [G]grave
All the time [D]silicosis [G]bleeding my [A]life [D]away
Verse chords over harmonica solo
[D]Tupelo Mississippi you made a mess of [A]me
I gambled my life savings trying to [D]find a better way
Now I've traveled all over this country
No ins[Bm]urance to make me [G]well
This sweet land of [D]liberty
No [G]escape from this [A]dying [D]hell
Verse 4:
[D]Oh mama, oh mama come cool my fevered [A]head
Oh mama, oh mama come [D]cool my fevered head
Oh mama, oh mama come [Bm}cool my fevered [G]head
I'm gonna meet my [D]Jesus, God [G]knows I'll [A]soon be [D]dead
Verse chords over harmonica solo
End on G, A, D
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