Driving the Last Spike Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Csus2][C][Am][C][D][C][Am][C][Em]
[C][Em][D][C][G][Csus2][C]
[G][C][G][Csus2][C][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Leaving my [D]family be[Em]hind [C]me[D]
Not [Bm]knowing what lay [Em]ahead
[G]Waving good[D]bye, as [Em]I left them [D]in tears
Re[Bm]membering all we'd [C]said

[Verse 2]
I [C]looked to the sky, I [D]offered my prayers
I [Bm]asked Him for guidance and [C]strength
But the [G]simple [D]beliefs
of a [Em]simple [C]man[D]
Lay in [Bm]His hands, and on my [D]head
My [G]head

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][C][G][C][D][Em][Am][D]
[Am][D]

[Verse 3]
I [G]gave [D]everything that they [Em]wanted[D]
[Bm]But still they wanted [Em]more
[G]We sweat and we [D]toiled
Good [Em]men lost [D]their lives
I [Bm]don't think they knew what [C]for

[Verse 4]
[C]I sold them my heart
[D]I sold them my soul
I [Bm]gave everything I [C]had
But [G]they couldn't [D]break my [Em]spirit[D]
My [Bm]dignity [D]fought back
[C]Fig[D]htb[C]ack[D][E]
[A]Just [Em]fightback
Can you hear [A]me Can you

[Verse 5]
[E]
[A]see[Em][F#m]
[G]Don't [A]you [G]hear [A]me
[Asus4]Don't you[A] see

[Interlude 2]
[E][Em][D]
[A][E][Esus4][D][A][Em]

[Verse 6]
We [Em]worked in gangs for all we [D]were [A]worth
The young [Em]boys [Esus4]pulling
the wag[A]ons[G]
We were [Em]digging the tunnels,
[D]shifting [A]the earth
It [Em]was t[Esus4]hen that it happ[A]ened
[Em]No-one [G]knew

[Verse 7]
[A]knew how
[G]the cracks [A]appeared
But [Asus4]as it fell t[A]hey all[Asus4]
dis[A]appeared
[Asus4]Stone fell lik[A]e rain

[Verse 8]
Can you [E]hear me[A][Em][A]
[E]Can [A]you[Em] see[F#m]
[G]Don't [A]you [G]hear [A]me[Asus4]
[A]Can you [Asus4]breathe[A]

[Interlude 3]
[Bm][G][Bm][C][G]
[C][D][Em][C][D][C][Am][D]

[Verse 9]
[G]The smoke [D]cleared, the dust [Em]it settled[D]
No one [Bm]knew how many had [Em]died
[G]All [D]around there were
[Em]broken [D]men
They'd [Bm]said it was safe,
[C]and they'd lied
You could hear the cries,
[D]you could smell the fear
But good [Bm]fortune that day was [C]mine
And it oc[G]curred to me that the
[D]heart of a [Em]good [D]man
[Bm]It seems is hard to [D]find

[Verse 10]
[E]Can [A]you[Em] hear me[A][E][A]
[Em]Can you see[F#m]
[G]Don't [A]you [G]hear me
[Asus4]Don't you[A] see
[Asus4]How[A][D]
[G]we [C]wor[D]ked[C],[G][D]
how [G]we worked like
The dev[C]il for our [D]pay[C]
[G]Through the win[D]d, through the[G] snow
[C]And through [D]the rain[C][G]

[Verse 11]
[D]Blasting and [G]cutting through Gods
[C]country like [D]a knife[C][G]
Sweat [D]stinging my eyes,
[G]there has to [C]be a better[D] lif[C]e
But [G]I can hear my

[Verse 12]
[D]children's [G]cry
I [C]can see [D]the tears in their [C]eyes
Memor[G]ies of those [D]I've left [G]behind
Oh just still [C]ringing in [D]my [C]ears
Will [G]I ever [D]go back [G]again
Will I [C]ever see her [D]face again
'cause I'll always remem
[C]ber [D]that night
As they waved goodbye to
their father[Asus4]s

[Verse 13]
We [G]came from the [Bm]North
And we [D]came from the [A]South
With [G]picks and with [A]spades
And a [G]new kind of order
[A]Showing no fear of what [G]lies up [Em]ahead
They'll [A]never see the likes

[Interlude 4]
of us again
[D][G][C][D][C][G]

[Verse 14]
[D]Driving the last spike
[G]Lifting and [C]laying [D]the track[C][G]
With [D]blistering hands
[G]And the sun bur[C]ning you[D]r back[C]
But [G]I can hear my

[Verse 15]
[D]children's [G]cry
I can [C]see the [D]tears in their eyes
[C]Oh memor[G]ies of those
[D]I've left [G]behind
Still [C]ringing in my [D]ears
'cause I'll [C]always re
[D]member that night
As they waved good[Em]bye
to their [D]father[Asus4]s
[Am]We followed

[Verse 16]
[G]the rai[Bm]l,
we slept [D]under the [A]stars
[Bm]Digging [G]in [A]darkness and
[G]living with danger
[A]Showing no fear of what [G]lies up [Em]ahead
They'll [A]never see [Em]the likes of us again

[Interlude 5]
[D]
[G]
[Bm][C][G][C][D][Em][Am]
[D][Am][D]

[Verse 17]
[E]Can [A]you[Em] hear me[A][E][A]
[Em]Can you see[F#m][G]
Don't [A]you [G]hear [A]me[Asus4]
[A]Don't you see
[Asus4][A][D]