Dropkick Murphys

The Hardest Mile(Chords)

Dropkick Murphys

Key: F

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Intro: F C F C F C G (2x)

    C                         F 
I'm heading for a life in the land of the free 
        C                       G 
Sending every penny home to the family 
C                         F 
Off to find fortunes that can't be bought 
    G 
Now Paddy's struck down from a single shot 

G 
Paddy's struck down from a single shot! 

F C F C F C G 

They 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! 

C F Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile C G Murdered for their troubles, left to die C F Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry G Their numbers were few but they did the job of many
F 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
C F Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile C G Murdered for their troubles, left to die C F Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry G Their numbers were few but they did the job of many
F C F C F C G F F C G (2x) F C G Now ghosts dance a jig on an unmarked grave F C G A slug full of lead was the price they were paid F C G Vigilante justice, prejudice and pride G No one in this valley will be seen again alive
C F Fifty-seven men on the hardest mile C G Murdered for their troubles, left to die C F Immigrant sons from Donegal, Tyrone & Derry G Their numbers were few but they did the job of many (2x)

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