Intro: Am, C, G, Dm - twice Am C Find a vein and drain the black gold. G Dm Hoping to god, that the timbers hold. Am C Like my father before me, it?s all I know, G Dm Am, C, G, Dm We live only to harvest the coal. Am C Mine owners mercy is shallow as a grave G Dm Living in shantytowns, we got no say. Am C 14 hour shifts and such a meager wage G Dm Am And Mother Jones can?t help us now anyway. Anway.Am C Red bandanas tell us what side you?re on. G Dm We?re the Rednecks of the union - 1921 Am C We leave tonight 13000 strong. G Dm Am We?ll take the fight to Blair Mountain before the dawn.C G We?ll take the roads. We?ll take the train by force. Dm G O deliver us Lord from the gathering storm C G Lay down your bibles, take up your guns. Dm G Am, C, G, Dm Blair Mountain, here we come.Am C I fight for my father still buried in the mine G Dm I fight for my son ? so he?ll have a better life. Am C We?re soldiers of the Great War and it don?t seem right G Dm Am To treat a man like a dog just to make a dime.C G We?ll take the roads. We?ll take the train by force. Dm G O deliver us Lord from the gathering storm C G Lay down your bibles, take up your guns. Dm G Am, C, G, Dm Blair Mountain, here we come.Am C Find a vein and drain the black gold. G Dm Am You better hope to God that the timbers hold.C G We?ll take the roads. We?ll take the train by force. Dm G O deliver us Lord from the gathering storm C G Lay down your bibles, take up your guns. Dm G Am, C, G, Dm Blair Mountain, here we come.