Dm dm7/c g a

They should have known that trouble was brewing

Dm dm7/c asus4 a

They should have seen what the old men knew

Bb f/a

They should have shut us down

Gm dm

When the hail fell to the ground

Eb bb/d c a

From a cloudy sky of baby blue



Three o'clock on a cold, cold morning

The big bell wailed as if on cue.

A woman's scream was heard

And the news came afterwards

"it's a blow out down in number two!"



Dm/b f/c

Down in jericho kentucky

A/c# dm

The mines have all caved in

Bb e/g# a c

Down in jericho

F

Broken hearts don't mend

E7 d#maj7 d

Tear stained eyes of kin

Bb c# f a a/c#

Never ever seen what the future might have been



The hat lamps burned with a flame like lightning

The coal dust blanketed the morning dew.

The young ones looked for kin

And the blind man, he looks grim.

'cause he sees there's nothing that he can do.



They pumped up the mud and they chunked out water,

They scratched the earth till it turned to sand

And a half mile down below

It's a lost cause the miners know

Meet your maker, boys, the time's at hand.



Down in jericho, kentucky

The mines have all caved in

Down in jericho.

Broken hearts don't mend

Tears stained eyes of kin

Never ever seen

What their future might have been.



The fire boss's hands are clean as a whistle

The fat cat knows he's a company man

But he should have bowed down his head

When they hauled out all the dead

But it's business, boys, start 'em up again.



Down in jericho, kentucky

The mines have all caved in

Down in jericho.

Broken hearts don't mend

Tears stained eyes of kin

Never ever seen

What their future might have been.



Broken hearts don't mend

Tears stained eyes of kin

Never ever seen

What their future might have been.