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Raison D'Etre: Listen

Another Train

(Raison D'Etre)
January 10, 2009
Vickie Riffe Ellis
Another Train
Vickie Riffe Ellis
03/10/07

Intro: EM C D / C G D
G C G D
Beautiful river, filling the valley, green waters lapping the Kentucky shore
G C G D
A curtain of fog makes a wall at the river, but that won’t keep them away from our door.
G C

(They) Sliced up the hillside, brought in the railroad,
G D
stripped out the coal and came back for more.
G C
The company store up an’ bought out our souls, Lord, we’ll
G D
never get out from under ‘cause we’re poor.

CH:
C G D EM C G D
The river swells with a cleansing rain, but it can’t wash away the lies.
EM C G D EM C D C G D
A curl of smoke from down the path, another train’s comin’ by, another train’s comin’ by.

G C
The swingin’ bridge sways out over the water, while
G D
Miners are carving out miles down below.
G C
(You) Can’t drink the water, the well’s full of sulphur
G D
(they’re) paving the mountain there’s no where to go.

CH:
C G D EM C G D
The river swells with a cleansing rain, but it can’t wash away the lies.
EM C G D EM C D C G D
A curl of smoke from down the path, another train’s comin’ by, Another train’s comin’ by.

Acappella:
Beautiful river, filling the valley, green waters lapping the Kentucky shore

A curtain of fog makes a wall at the river, but that won’t keep them away from our door.

CH:
C G D EM C G D
The river swells with a cleansing rain, but it can’t wash away the lies.
EM C G D EM C D C G D
A curl of smoke from down the path, another train’s comin’ by, another train’s comin’ by.
EM C D
another train’s comin’ by …. (Whoo, Whoo-hooo (3).