Call The Captain Artist: Steep Canyon Rangers Capo 4 Intro: C Am C Am G C Am C Am C Am Call up the captain tell him I ain't comin' in C Am C Am He can dig his own coal something else is happening C Am C Am This living that I'm making is doing a sin G Am It's broken the lives of too many good men C Am C Am Been hauling coal since I was big enough to fight C Am C Am Some 30 odd shifts with out a glimpse of daylight C Am C Am The corporation likes to say that everythings alright G Dig yourself a hole get outta sight C Am C Am There's a dark cloud above me that's blocking out the sun C Am C Am Burn another hundred coal listen to the engines run C Am C Am One half is starving while the others having fun G So call the captain, call the captain, call the captain, call the captain C Am C Am G C Am (chorus) C Am G Melinda close the door Am C I ain't going down to the mines today Am C G I want clear blue skies and whole lot more Am I ain't going down to the mine C Am C Am There's a hole in this bucket I've been carrying around C Am C Am I fill it up to the top and watch it spill on the ground C Am C Am I go down to the mines and when I come back up G Am I got nothin' to show but the sweat on my brow C Am C Am These hills are my own flesh and bones C Am C Am There all that I love and there all that I know C Am C Am Please don't ask me to destroy my home G I'm not gonna choose between my heart and soul, so C Am C Am Call the Captain tell him I ain't coming in C Am C Am He can dig his own coal something else is happening C Am C Am This living that making is doing a sin G So call the captain, call the captain,....call the captain C Am C Am G C Am (chorus) C Am C Am Hear the whistle blow this morning C Am Hear the whistle blow today C Am Hear the whistle blow this morning (chorus) C Am I ain't going down to the mine G Am I ain't going down to the mine END
