Capo 4 C C/B Am Call up the captain tell him I aint comin in C C/B Am He can dig his own coal somthing else is happening C C/B Am This living that im making is doing us in G Hes broken the lives of too many good men C C/B Am Been hauling coal since i was big enough to fight C C/B Am Some 30 odd shifts with out a glimpse of daylight C C/B Am The corporation likes to say that everythings alright G Dig your self a hole get outta sight C C/B Am Theres a dark cloud above me thats blocking out the sun C C/B Am Burn another hundred coal listen to the engines run C C/B Am One half is starving while the others having fun G So call the captain, call the captain, call the captain, call the captain C C/B Am x3 G C C/B (chorus) Am G Melinda close the door Am I aint going down to the mines today G I want a clear blue sky and whole lot more Am I aint going down to the mines (verse) C C/B Am There's a hole in this bucket I've been carrying around C C/B Am I fill it up to the top and watch it spill on the ground C C/B Am I go down to the mines and when I come back up G I got nothin to show but the sweat on my brow C C/B Am These hills are my own flesh and bones C C/B Am There all that i love and there all that i know C C/B Am Please don't ask me to destroy my own home G I'm not gonna choose between my heart and soul, so C C/B Am Call the Captain tell him i aint coming in C C/B Am He can dig his own coal something else is happening C C/B Am This living that making is doing a sin G So call the captain, call the captain,.......call the captain (solo)C C/B Am x3 G C C/B (chorus) Am Hear the whistle blow this morning C C/B Am Hear the whistle blow today C C/B Am Hear the whistle blow this morning G (chorus) G Am I aint going down to the mines G Am I aint going down to the mines (Thanks to Walt F for tabs)