Chords for Gil Scott Heron - Three Miles Down (LP version)
Tempo:
84 bpm
Chords used:
F
Cm
Ab
C
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Gm] [C] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Eb]
You
[F] [Eb]
come to my heart and it's [F] damn near dawn.
[Cm] Another shift to miss some of the my friends [F] going on.
[Cm] Hard to imagine working [F] in the mines.
The cold dust [Cm] in your lungs, on your skin and on [F] your mind.
[Ab] Yes, and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches, but it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] don't understand.
[Ab]
Thoughts of isolation, ain't [Am] no sunshine underground.
Well, [F] it's like [Ab] working in a [Cm] graveyard three miles down.
[F]
[Cm] Damn near religion, as old [F] as the mine.
Well, [Eb] things that are [Cm] happened in the business don't [F] change with time.
Work till [Cm] you're exhausted into the [F] space
A history [Cm] of disastrous fears [F] rest on your face
[Ab] Somebody signs a paper, [Gm] everybody thinks it's [C] fine
But taft and hardly [F] done one day in the mind
[Ab] It starts to [Am] stiffen, you hear the cracking sound
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
[F] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Cm]
[F]
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] Yes,
[F] [Dm] [F]
[Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[Cm]
[F]
[Ab] and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches
And it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] just don't understand
[Ab] The thoughts of isolation, [Am] no sunshine on the ground
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
Yes, [Fm] it's like working in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
It feels like, [F] feels like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
But it seems like [F] you've been working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
Working in a graveyard three [F] miles down
[Ab] [Cm] Working in a [Fm] graveyard three [Cm]
[F] [Ab] [Cm] miles down
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Eb]
You
[F] [Eb]
come to my heart and it's [F] damn near dawn.
[Cm] Another shift to miss some of the my friends [F] going on.
[Cm] Hard to imagine working [F] in the mines.
The cold dust [Cm] in your lungs, on your skin and on [F] your mind.
[Ab] Yes, and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches, but it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] don't understand.
[Ab]
Thoughts of isolation, ain't [Am] no sunshine underground.
Well, [F] it's like [Ab] working in a [Cm] graveyard three miles down.
[F]
[Cm] Damn near religion, as old [F] as the mine.
Well, [Eb] things that are [Cm] happened in the business don't [F] change with time.
Work till [Cm] you're exhausted into the [F] space
A history [Cm] of disastrous fears [F] rest on your face
[Ab] Somebody signs a paper, [Gm] everybody thinks it's [C] fine
But taft and hardly [F] done one day in the mind
[Ab] It starts to [Am] stiffen, you hear the cracking sound
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
[F] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Cm]
[F]
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] Yes,
[F] [Dm] [F]
[Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[Cm]
[F]
[Ab] and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches
And it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] just don't understand
[Ab] The thoughts of isolation, [Am] no sunshine on the ground
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
Yes, [Fm] it's like working in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
It feels like, [F] feels like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
But it seems like [F] you've been working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
Working in a graveyard three [F] miles down
[Ab] [Cm] Working in a [Fm] graveyard three [Cm]
[F] [Ab] [Cm] miles down
[Ab] [Cm]
Key:
F
Cm
Ab
C
Eb
F
Cm
Ab
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ You _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
come to my heart and it's [F] damn near dawn.
[Cm] Another shift to miss some of the my friends [F] going on. _
[Cm] Hard to imagine working [F] in the mines.
The cold dust [Cm] in your lungs, on your skin and on [F] your mind. _ _
[Ab] _ Yes, and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches, but it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] don't understand.
_ [Ab]
Thoughts of isolation, ain't [Am] no sunshine underground.
Well, [F] it's like [Ab] working in a [Cm] graveyard three miles down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] Damn near religion, _ as old [F] as the mine.
Well, [Eb] things that are [Cm] happened in the business don't [F] change with time.
Work till [Cm] you're exhausted into the [F] space
A history [Cm] of disastrous fears [F] rest on your face
_ [Ab] _ Somebody signs a paper, [Gm] everybody thinks it's [C] fine
But taft and hardly [F] done one day in the mind
[Ab] It starts to [Am] stiffen, you hear the cracking sound
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [Cm] Yes, _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches
And it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] just don't understand _
[Ab] The thoughts of isolation, [Am] no sunshine on the ground
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
_ Yes, [Fm] it's like working in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
It feels like, [F] feels like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
But it seems like [F] you've been working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
Working in a graveyard three [F] miles down
[Ab] _ [Cm] _ Working in a [Fm] graveyard three _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] miles down _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ You _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
come to my heart and it's [F] damn near dawn.
[Cm] Another shift to miss some of the my friends [F] going on. _
[Cm] Hard to imagine working [F] in the mines.
The cold dust [Cm] in your lungs, on your skin and on [F] your mind. _ _
[Ab] _ Yes, and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches, but it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] don't understand.
_ [Ab]
Thoughts of isolation, ain't [Am] no sunshine underground.
Well, [F] it's like [Ab] working in a [Cm] graveyard three miles down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] Damn near religion, _ as old [F] as the mine.
Well, [Eb] things that are [Cm] happened in the business don't [F] change with time.
Work till [Cm] you're exhausted into the [F] space
A history [Cm] of disastrous fears [F] rest on your face
_ [Ab] _ Somebody signs a paper, [Gm] everybody thinks it's [C] fine
But taft and hardly [F] done one day in the mind
[Ab] It starts to [Am] stiffen, you hear the cracking sound
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [Cm] Yes, _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ and I've [Gm] listened to the speeches
And it [C] occurred to me politicians [F] just don't understand _
[Ab] The thoughts of isolation, [Am] no sunshine on the ground
[F] It's like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
_ Yes, [Fm] it's like working in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
It feels like, [F] feels like working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
But it seems like [F] you've been working [Ab] in a graveyard three [Cm] miles down
Working in a graveyard three [F] miles down
[Ab] _ [Cm] _ Working in a [Fm] graveyard three _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] miles down _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _