Dropkick Murphys - The Hardest Mile

F C F C F C G x2

C F
i’m heading for a life in the land of the free
C G
sending every penny home to the family
C F
off to find fortunes that can’t be bought
G
now paddy’s struck down from a single shot

G
paddy’s struck down from a single shot!

F C F C F C G

they lured the men away they promised wealth and riches
a thousand miles from home lying steel and digging ditches
the work would be a challenge nary a soul could stand the trial
these wayfaring boys built the railways toughest mile

fifty – seven men on the hardest mile!

( chorus )
C F
fifty – seven men on the hardest mile
C G
murdered for their troubles , left to die
C F
immigrant sons from donegal , tyrone & derry
G
their numbers were few but they did the job of many

F C F C F C G

eight weeks went by and the path was clear
fifty – seven men had all disappeared
not a mention of their name no stone was ever turned
it would be so many years before the truth was ever learned

( chorus )
fifty – seven men on the hardest mile
murdered for their troubles , left to die
immigrant sons from donegal , tyrone & derry
their numbers were few but they did the job of many

F C F C F C G
F F C G x2

F C G
now ghosts dance a jig on an unmarked grave
F C G
a slug full of lead was the price they were paid
F C G
vigilante justice , prejudice and pride
G
no one in this valley will be seen again alive

( chorus ) x2
fifty – seven men on the hardest mile
murdered for their troubles , left to die
immigrant sons from donegal , tyrone & derry
their numbers were few but they did the job of many