Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E minorEm
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
Verse 1:
E minorEm A minorAm
I never grew up in a mining town
E minorEm BB
But I've been down in a hole
E minorEm A minorAm
I never cried while my lungs turned black
E minorEm BB E minorEm
But I cry for the black of my soul
A minorAm
I stood in fear as the walls caved in
E minorEm BB
Trapped in the darkness alone
E minorEm A minorAm
I cried for help, no one heard
E minorEm BB E minorEm
So I cried for the black of my soul
Bridge:
A minorAm G+G
Down in a hole, down in a hole
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Crying for the black of my soul
Verse 2:
E minorEm A minorAm
I've seen the yellow birdie die
E minorEm BB
I heard my poor mother moan
E minorEm A minorAm
I've been below the water line
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Down in the black of my soul
A minorAm
If love is the shelter in this forsaken place
E minorEm BB
Why am I down in a hole?
E minorEm A minorAm
Digging through years of blood and mud
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Mining the black of my soul
Bridge:
A minorAm G+G
Down in a hole, down in a hole
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Mining the black of my soul
Instrumental:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm G+G E minorEm
Verse 3:
E minorEm A minorAm
There is a prayer the miners use
E minorEm BB
"Don't bury me in a hole"
E minorEm A minorAm
I'm praying hard so I won't be
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Buried in the black of my soul
A minorAm
I'm praying hard so I won't be
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Lost in the black of my soul
Bridge:
A minorAm G+G
Down in a hole, down in a hole
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Lost in the black of my soul
Bridge:
A minorAm G+G
Down in a hole, down in a hole
E minorEm BB E minorEm
Mining the black of my soul
Outro:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
BB E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm BB E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm BB E minorEm