Charity Main

Em Bm In the North of the country, the wind whips you raw Em D The coal-wagons rattle their way to the shore Em D C You can see us together, bowed down in the rain Em D Em Putting our time in on Charity Main Bm There's work, but there's never enough to go round Em D So we gather our coal from the waste on the ground Em D C It's there for the taking, and it gives them no gain Em D Em And the fire in the grate comes from Charity Main A So follow me, children, and don't give up hope Em We'll find all we need on the side of the slope A Follow me, children, and one day you'll learn Em D C B The fire in the land is just waiting to burn Em Bm There's some of us here 'cause the earth took our kin Em D And some 'cause the company won't let us in Em D C But here we can dig and it won't be in vain Em D Em And it's home with the pickings from Charity Main Em Bm Em D Em D C Em D Em A So follow me, children, and don't give up hope Em We'll find all we need on the side of the slope A Follow me, children, and one day you'll learn Em D C B The fire in the land is just waiting to burn Em Bm And when they decide that it's no longer worth Em D Sending men down to bring coal from the earth Em D C The ghosts of our land will be all that remain Em D Em And the flowers that grow upon Charity Main Em Bm Em D Em