Quecreek Flood chords and lyrics - ANAÏS MITCHELL

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[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Gsus4][Dm][Am][G][Dm][D]
[Am][G][Dm][Em]
[Am]It was

[Verse 1]
late in July
At [G]the Quecreek coal [F]mine
[Dm]When the water[Am] came roll[G]ing down[Am]
As [F]black as [Dm]bad [G]blood
To where [Dm]nine good men [Em]stood
Shud[Dm]dering, [G]shivering
[Dm]And shouti[Gsus2]ng for d[Dm]eliverance
[G]Sure they [Dsus4]would drown

[Interlude 1]
[Am][G]
[Am][Dm][Am][G][Am]

[Verse 2]
And [Am]safe above ground
The boss [G]paced [Gsus4]around[F]
[Dm]Surveyin[Am]g the scene of the flood
[Dm]After chas[G]ing away
[Dm]The [Em]UNWA
So inspec[Dm]tions [G]were cheap
[F]He didn't los[Dm]e sle[G]ep
He just stood in [Dm]the sun[G]
What [Dm]could we have done
[G]He said thi[Dm]s was an act[G] of God[Am]

[Interlude 2]
[G][Asus4][D][A][Am][G][Dm]

[Verse 3]
And the [Am]President came
From [G]his party [F]campaign
[Dm]To s[Am]hake every hero's
right [G]hand[Am][D]
[Dm]After slas[F]hing the funds[Dm]
[G]For the min[Dm]ers' black lun[Em]gs
And the reg[Dm]ulations[G]
[Am]God [Dm]bless our nation[G]
He [Dm]said united [G]we [Am]stand

[Interlude 3]
[G][Dm][Am][G][D]
[G]

[Verse 4]
And [Am]the anchor girl cried
When the miner's survived
[F]She lau[Am]ded her god in his glory
And the [F]tired camer[Dm]a man[G]
[Am]Packed up th[F]e [Em]van
And they [Dm]wore the same [G]frown
As they [F]drove [G]out of town
Where [Em]they found [Dm]the n[G]ext sellable story

[Interlude 4]
[A][Am][G][Dm]
[Asus4][Am][A][Am][Asus4][D][A][Am][G][Am]
[Dm][Em]
[Am]And

[Verse 5]
we who were raised
By invisible [D]hands
And [Am]we who were raised
On government [D]lies
[Am]The prod[F]igal children[G]
[Am]Of the promi[Dm]sed la[Em]nd
[F]Who's gon[Am]na open our eyes

[Outro 1]
[Dm][Am][G][D]
[Am][G][Dm][Em]