BALLAD OF SPRING HILL Peggy Seeger/Ewan Ma cColl

This song surfaced when I was laid up with a bad back and couldnt move.The tsunami disasters on the news were chilling,Not being able to move and all the thought of being buried brought up this song from my past.Made me realize how fortunate we are and how others work so hard and how much suffering there is in the world. A very depressing song but I guess it was the potential for harmony.Then the "when I die "song surfaced as a result so after I could walk around next day I did the two songs.

links to chords different versions

http://chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/e/ewan-mccoll/127008.html

http://chordie.com/chord.pere/tabfu.thudspace.net/m/mccoll_ewan/the_springhil...

http://chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/d/dubliners/97428.html

Springhill Mining Disaster Acoustic
U2
BmE

e|----------3--------|----------3---2----|
b|------5-------5----|------5---------5--|
g|----4---4---4---4--|----4---4---4------|
d|-------------------|-------------------|
a|-------------------|--0----------------|
E|--0----------------|-------------------| AmDAmG
In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
AmCDE
Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine
AmDGC
There's blood on the coal and the miners lie
AmDAmG
In roads that never saw sun nor sky,
AmDAmEsus-E-Eadd9
Roads that never saw sun nor sky

Am-D-Am-G
In the town of Springhill, don't sleep easy
Often the earth will tremble and roar
But when the earth is restless miners die
Bone and blood is the price of coal,
Bone and blood is the price of coal

Listen to the shouts of the black faced miners
Listen to the call of the rescue team
We have no water, light or bread
So we're livin' on songs and hope instead,
Livin' on songs and hope instead

In the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine
There's blood on the coal and the miners lie
In roads that never saw sun nor sky,
Roads that never saw sun nor sky

In the town of Springhill, don't sleep easy
Often the earth will tremble and roar
But when the earth is restless miners die
Bone and blood is the price of coal,
Bone and blood is the price of coal,
Bone and blood is the price of coal

Outro:

same as intro

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Chords:

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G 320033
Bsus X24452
B X24442
Badd9 X24422


Am Bm C D E G

Category:

Music

Tags:

• BALLAD
• OF
• SPRING
• HILL
• Peggy
• Seeger/Ewan
• MacColl

[PuzzlEdd1]

This Is beautiful, thank you! I always loved the Peter Paul and Mary version of this song (on vinyl). Since my turntable died, I've been missing their songs - I only have some on CD.

[mumd2003]

@PuzzlEdd1 so very kind.will send a note

[mumd2003]

@PuzzlEdd1 so very kind.Means a lot from such an experienced folkie. I luv all the songs on your site. I have to return the kindness.that u dont have much ppm or this song can be remedied.5 minutes using youtube .will send

[sandinmyears1]

VERY NICE!

[mumd2003]

@sandinmyears1 belated thanks. iTS A BIT SAD DONT YOU THINK :-)

[mumd2003]

@emie5singer thanks

lots of versions out there.This is after peter paul and mary.

[sandinmyears1]

@mumd2003 - pretty sad, but sometimes that's the best kind of a ballad. My father had this on a record but not by PP&M. Maybe by the Highwaymen (the folk group/not the one with Johnny Cash). It might have been on a record of his by the Kingston Trio or Chad Mitchell Trio too. I don't remember. He had so many folk albums. (Brothers Four, Kingston Trio, Highwaymen, PP&M, Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem, The Irish Rovers..........). I grew up listening to songs like this.

[mumd2003]

@sandinmyears1 belated thanks:-)

[mumd2003]

@sandinmyears1 thanks so much. i am a folkie at heart.ie PPM

[catharsus21]

sound very very much like the peter pual and mary version