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
