View Guitar Chords for The hardest mile - chords ver. 2
F C F C F C G x2I'm Cheading for a life in the Fland of the free Sending Cevery penny home to the Gfamily COff to find fortunes that Fcan't be bought Now GPaddy's struck down from a single shotGPaddy's struck down from a single shot! F C F C F C GThey lured the men away they promised wealth and riches A thousand miles from home lying steel and digging ditches The work would be a challenge nary a soul could stand the trial These wayfaring boys built the railways toughest mile Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile! (Chorus)CFifty-seven men on the Fhardest mile CMurdered for their troubles, Gleft to die CImmigrant sons from DonegFal, Tyrone & Derry Their Gnumbers were few but they did the job of manyF C F C F C G Eight weeks went by and the path was clear Fifty-seven men had all disappeared Not a mention of their name no stone was ever turned It would be so many years before the truth was ever learned (Chorus) Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile Murdered for their troubles, left to die Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry Their numbers were few but they did the job of many F C F C F C G F F C G x2Now Fghosts dance a jig on an unCmarked Ggrave A Fslug full of lead was the Cprice they were Gpaid FVigilante justice, Cprejudice and Gpride GNo one in this valley will be seen again alive(Chorus)x2 Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile Murdered for their troubles, left to die Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry Their numbers were few but they did the job of many