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A little girl woke up deep in the dark and started cryin' 
       D                                        C                          G 
The mother brought a light and held her daughter tight 
       G                          C                         G              C 
She thought it was so strange to hear a little girl of nine, Cry 
       D                                        C                      G 
Call Daddy from the mine, Call Daddy from the mine 


Guitar Riff 

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Her mother wiped the tears and said, See honey you're only dreaming 
         D                                      C                       G 
Your dad must work today, He has to draw his pay 
       G                        C                           G                   C 
She left her then, but still could hear her cry time after time 
       D                                        C                      G 
Call Daddy from the mine, Call Daddy from the mine 


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Then the countryside was shaken by a mighty rumble 
        D                                            C                       G 
And fear for miles around, was the trembling of the ground 
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The little girl was fast asleep yet cried out one more time 
        D                                        C                      G 
Call Daddy from the mine, Call Daddy from the mine 


Guitar Riff 

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Ten thousand tears and two weeks later, deep in the smoking ground 
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A dying man was found, had survived all those around 
        G                              C                       G                   C 
He'd quickly crawled to a fresh air pocket, barely just in time 
               D                                                C                       G 
When he heard his own child whine, Call Daddy from the mine 
       D                                        C                      G 
Call Daddy from the mine, Call Daddy from the mine