- Intro: Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F Bb X2 - verse 1: Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F Bb Nothing they could do just sit down there as the black closed all around them Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F And the water rose so quick and cold an unlikely place to drown - Eb Bb F Eb Bb F Bb Nine in the mine, trapped down below, down, down, down in the ground Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb F Bb And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye, take care of the family, I'm buried alive - verse 2: Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F Bb They held their heads up high as they strugged hard to breathe Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F And asked the lord to open his arms for the nine souls he'd receive - Eb Bb F Eb Bb F Bb Nine in the mine, trapped down below, down, down, down in the ground Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb F Bb And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye, take care of the family, I'm buried alive - Break: Bb Eb X3 F Bb - Solo: Eb Bb F Bb X2 - verse 3: Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F Bb They lashed themselves together so in Death all might be found Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F And prayed there for a miracle some twenty-four stories down - Eb Bb F Eb Bb F Bb Nine in the mine, trapped down below, down, down, down in the ground Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb F Bb And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye, take care of the family, I'm buried alive - Outro: Eb Bb F Eb Bb F Bb down, down, down in the ground