Driving The Last Spike
Genesis
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DifficultyAdvanced
Number of chords42
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[Verse]
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
Leaving my family behind me
Bm Em
Not knowing what lay ahead
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
Waving goodbye, as I left them in tears
Bm C
Remembering all we'd said
C D/C
I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers
Bm7 C
I asked Him for guidance and strength
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
But the simple beliefs of a simple man
Bm D
Lay in His hands, and on my head, my head
[Interlude]
G G/B C D G C D Em
E|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
B|------|---------|--------|-------12-|-15-13-12-|----------|------------|
G|-12---|-12--11--|-11--9--|-7--12----|----------|-14-12-11-|-9-----9-12-|
D|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|-----9------|
A|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
E|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
Am7 D Am7 D11 D
E|---------|--------|--------|---------|
B|-12---15-|-12-----|--------|---------|
G|---------|------9-|-12---9-|-12--11--|
D|---------|--------|--------|---------|
A|---------|--------|--------|---------|
E|---------|--------|--------|---------|
[Verse]
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
I gave everything that they wanted
Bm Em
But still they wanted more
G D/F#
We sweat and we toiled
Cmaj7/E D7
Good men lost their lives
Bm C
Don't think they knew what for
C
I sold them my heart
D/C
I sold them my soul
Bm7 C
I gave everything I had
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
Ah but they couldn't break my spirit
Bm D
My dignity fought back
Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9 Dadd9
Fightback
[Chorus]
E A/E G/E A/E
Can you hear me
E A/E G/E A/F#
Can you see
G6 A/G G6 A/G
Don't you hear me
G6/A A G6/A A
Don't you see
[Instrumental]
E5 Em7 D/E A/E E5 Em7 A/E G/E
E|-----------------------|---------|-----------------------|---------|
B|-----------------------|---------|-----------------------|---------|
G|-----------------------|---------|-----------------------|---------|
D|-----------------5-----|---------|-----------------5-----|---------|
A|-5-7--7--7-5-5-7-5-----|---------|-5-7--7--7-5-5-7-5-----|---------|
E|-5-7--7--7-5-5-7-------|---------|-5-7--7--7-5-5-7-------|---------|
[Bridge]
(Continue guitar riff above)
E5 D/E A/E
We worked in gangs for all we were worth
E5 A/E G/E
The young boys pulling the wagons
E5 D/E A/E
We were digging the tunnels, shifting the earth
E5 A/E G/E
It was then that it happened
A5 G/A A
No-one knew how the cracks appeared
G/A A G/A A D/A
But as it fell they all disappeared
G/A D/A A
Stone fell like rain
[Chorus]
E A/E G/E A/E
Can you hear me
E A/E G/E A/F#
Can you see
G6 A/G G6 A/G
Don't you hear me
G6/A A G6/A A
Can you breathe
[Instrumental]
let ring
Bm Bm Bm Bm
E|--------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|
B|--------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|
G|--------------|-----------|-------------7-|-7------------|
D|-9----------9-|-9---------|-9-------------|-9------------|
A|-9----------9-|-9---------|-9---------9---|-9------------|
E|-7----------7-|-7---------|-7-------7-----|-7------------|
G G/B C D G C D Em
E|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
B|------|---------|--------|-------12-|-15-14-12-|----------|------------|
G|-12---|-12--11--|-11--9--|-7--12----|----------|-14-12-11-|-9-----9-12-|
D|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|-----9------|
A|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
E|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
Am7 D Am7 D11 D
E|---------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-12---15-|-12-----|--------|--------|
G|---------|------9-|-12---9-|-12--11-|
D|---------|--------|--------|--------|
A|---------|--------|--------|--------|
E|---------|--------|--------|--------|
[Verse]
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
The smoke cleared, the dust it settled
Bm Em
No one knew how many had died
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
All around there were broken men
Bm C
They'd said it was safe, and they'd lied
C D/C
You could hear the cries, you could smell the fear
Bm7 C
But good fortune that day was mine
G D/F# Cmaj7/E D7
And it occurred to me that the heart of a good man
Bm D
It seems is hard to find
[Chorus]
E A/E G/E A/E
Can you hear me
E A/E G/E A/F#
Can you see
G6 A/G G6 A/G
Don't you hear me
G6/A A G6/A A
Don't you see
[Instrumental]
D D Dsus4 D D5 D Dsus4
E|----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
B|-7---7-7-7----7-|-7---------7-8-|----8-7---7---|---------7-8-|
G|-7---7-7-7----7-|-7---------7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|
D|-7---7-7-7----7-|-7---------7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|
A|----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
E|----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
D D5 D Dsus4 D D
E|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
B|----8-7---7---|---------7-8-|----8-7---7---|---------|
G|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----|
D|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----|
A|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
E|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
D G C
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D G C
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
D G
We worked, how we worked like
C D C G
The devil for our pay
D G
Through the wind, through the snow
C D C G
And through the rain
D G C D C G
Blasting and cutting through Gods country like a knife
D G C D C
Sweat stinging my eyes, there has to be a better life
G D G
Ah but I can hear my children's cry
C D C
I can see the tears in their eyes
G D G
Memories of those I've left behind
C D C
Still ringing in my ears
G D G
Will I ever go back again
C D6
Will I ever see her face again
C/D Bm/D
I'll always remember that night
C/D G/D Dsus2 Asus4 A7
As they waved goodbye to their fathers
[Interlude]
G/B Bm
We came from the North
D A/C#
And we came from the South
G/B F#m/A
With picks and with spades
G
And a new kind of order
A/G G Em7
Showing no fear of what lies up ahead
C#m7 A7/E D G C D G C
They'll never see the likes of us again
[Post-Chorus]
D
Driving the last spike
G C D G C
Lifting and laying the track
D
With blistering hands
G C D C
And the sun burning your back
G D G
Oh but I can hear my children's cry
C D C
I can see the tears in their eyes
G D G
Ah memories of those I've left behind
C D6
Still ringing in my ears
C/D Bm/D
Well I'll always remember that night
C/D G/D Dsus2 Asus4 A7
As they waved goodbye to their fathers
G/B Bm D A/C#
We followed the rail, we slept under the stars
G/B F#m/A G
Digging in darkness and living with danger
A/G G Em7
Showing no fear of what lies up ahead
C#m7 A7/E D
They'll never see the likes of us again
[Instrumental]
D Dsus4 D D5 D Dsus4
E|----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
B|-7---7-7-7----7-|-7---------7-8-|----8-7---7---|---------7-8-|
G|-7---7-7-7----7-|-7---------7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|
D|-7---7-7-7----7-|-7---------7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|
A|----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
E|----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
D D5 D Dsus4 D D5
E|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
B|----8-7---7---|---------7-8-|----8-7---7---|---------|
G|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----|
D|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7-----|
A|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
E|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------|
[Interlude]
G G/B C D G C D Em
E|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
B|------|---------|--------|-------12-|-15-14-12-|----------|------------|
G|-12---|-12--11--|-11--9--|-7--12----|----------|-14-12-11-|-9-----9-12-|
D|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|-----9------|
A|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
E|------|---------|--------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
Am7 D Am7 D11 D
E|---------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-12---15-|-12-----|--------|--------|
G|---------|------9-|-12---9-|-12--11-|
D|---------|--------|--------|--------|
A|---------|--------|--------|--------|
E|---------|--------|--------|--------|
[Chorus]
E A/E G/E A/E
Can you hear me
E A/E G/E A/F#
Can you see
G6 A/G G6 A/G
Don't you hear me
G6 A G6/A A
Don't you see
D Dsus4 D D5
E|-----|--------------|------------|
B|-7-8-|----8-7---7---|------------|
G|-7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7--------|
D|-7-7-|----7-7---7-7-|-7-7--------|
A|-----|--------------|------------|
E|-----|--------------|------------|
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Detected progression: G → D/F# → Cmaj7/E → D7 → Bm → Em → G → D/F#
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