Silver Valley

G C C/B Em G You see these mountains in the afternoon C C/B Em Backlit by the sun like they could fall right down on you G My daddy mined the hills like his old man C C/B Em Floods and the fires they both died on this land G But it seemed to me there were no other way C C/B Em It’s all I knew to do and silver always paid G And every night I dreamed of a burning wagon wheel C C/B Em And rivers running red and the cross on a hill G On Silver valley C C/B Em One day these mountains will come down on me G On silver valley C C/B Em One day these mountains will come down on me G They call it silver valley said we’d all be rich C C/B Em But the suits took all the money left us in the ditch G And the snow slides always took the mines down C C/B Em We’d always rebuild, treading water ‘til we drowned G Cause a man can always find a way to feel stuck C C/B Em When the hills are closing in and you ain’t had good luck G And I’ve heard that down in Boise they are hiring C C/B Em Digging in the dirt is getting tiring G On silver valley C C/B Em One day these mountains will come down on me G On silver valley C C/B Em One day these mountains will come down on me G I went to the city to find a job C C/B Em Always something happening - red lights on every block G And I was used to digging in the dirt C C/B Em This place is real dirty and every time I breath it hurts G And I work hard and I send me family every dollar C C/B Em And I try to ignore the blood stains on my blue collar G And they send me letters about the changing times C C/B Em And how the pastures are full of power lines G On silver valley C C/B Em One day these mountains will come down on me G On silver valley C C/B Em One day these mountains will come down on me