Verse ?C? Riff: e|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--| B|-1----1--1--1--|-1- -1------1--| G|-0----0--0--0--|-0- -0------0--| D|-0h2--2--2--2--|-2? -3p2----0--| A|-3----3--3--3--|-3- -3------3--| E|---------------|---------------| verse 1A: I been workin? in this mine since 1984 ( Just like my daddy did and his dad dis before I stand in line and ride that train down where I can't see Tryin? to break down that wall o? coal in front o? me verse 1B: Preacher tried to tell me what was wrong and right ( But I learned all my lessons with a carbide light Down where air is precious where losers lose it all Where to stand and be a man you have to learn to crawl ( I beat on the mountain . . . with a hammer keepin? time ( Way down in the dungeon . . . Where the sun don't shine, ( Down in the hear of the darkness . . . you can hear my hammer ring ( I beat on the mountain . . . but the mountain don't say a thing Bridge: Back in ?37 the strikers shut ?em down The bosses brought the hard men in to run us outa town Well, nowadays the union rep still don't know my name Those days o? script are over, but the dust rolls just the same. verse 2: How I love this mountain that my daddy?s buried on ( Everyday I dig that coal he built his life upon Some folks say that our way of life is out of time But for now I'm caught between the mountains and the mine Repeat Chorus 2x and tag ?The mountain don't say a thing? 3 extra times