Last Shift At The Crowns Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[G] [C] [G]

[VERSE]
[G]When the Crowns closed
When the [C]last shift re[D]turned from the [Em]shaft beneath the se[Bm]a
We [Am]heard them first, for [D]every man was [G]singing
As [C]each in turn rose to the sunset [G]glow
On [D]harmonies born from the gates of [Em]Hell [C]
That [Em]even drowned the [D]breakers on the [Em]granite [D]far be[C]low [D7] [C] [D7] [C] [G]

[VERSE]
[G]I asked the last man [C]
What he re[D]membered from his [Em]years beneath the gro[Bm]und [Am]
He said, at end of [D]shift when all was [G]quiet
The [C]drill was stopped, the pumps were far a[G]way
Be[D]fore going to the shaft with all its [Em]singing [C]
In [Em]silence he would [D]listen and in [Em]silence [D]he would [C]pray [D7] [C] [D7] [C] [G]

[VERSE]
[G]What did you hear?
"[C]Seas breaking [D]over, [Em]close above the mi[Bm]ne"
He'd [Am]catch the water [D]from the tunnel [G]roof
He'd [C]taste for salt, then silently he'd [G]pray
For [D]all who worked 'neath ocean and 'neath [Em]granite [C]
He [Em]said the sound of [D]waves above would [Em]haunt him [D]all his [C]days [D7] [C] [D7] [C] [G]

[VERSE]
[G]And what of today?
Crown's [C]engine-[D]house is a [Em]silent, empty shel[Bm]l
The [Am]shaft is gone and [D]all who sang so [G]fine
I never [C]felt the granite tremble 'neath the [G]swell
But I [D]heard the last shift rising toward the [Em]sunlight [C]
And I can [Em]still remember, [D]singing [Em]out of the [D]Gates of [C]Hell [D7] [C] [D7] [C] [G]