[Verse 1]
G D G
Heard a voice call down from the lonesome North
D C
Singin' songs of work and worth.
G
Hard-edged stories from the hard rock towns.
D G
I can picture Saturday night,
D C
Tires squealin' from te main street light;
G C
Hear the creakin' of the cables on the cage as it's lowered down.
G
Hard-edged stories from the streets of the minin' town.
[Chorus]
G
Don't follow me in, boys!
D
Don't follow me in, boys!
Em C
Don't follow me in, boys!
G
Don't follow me down!
[Verse 2]
G D G
I was raised on the mountain side,
D C
Starin' out on the river wide.
G
Rode the back of the bridge; looked back at the ol' sawmill.
D G
Through the windows I'd try to see
D C
What the future held for the likes of me.
G C
I can hear the shift-change sirens still
G
In the mountain city by the stacks at the ol' sawmill.
[Chorus]
G
Don't follow me in, boys!
D
Don't follow me in, boys!
Em C
Don't follow me in, boys!
G
Don't follow me down!
[Verse 3]
G D G
And the towns that rose with the mines and the mills
D C
Watch the future pass like they're standin' still,
G
And the kids all leave like light when the sun goes down.
D G
When you go back now, and you walk the streets,
D C
There's parking lots where the buildings used to be.
G C
Night still falls, but it doesn't make a sound.
G
Long shadows fall on the streets of the ol' mill town.
[Chorus]
G
Don't follow me in, boys!
D
Don't follow me in, boys!
Em C
Don't follow me in, boys!
G
Don't follow me down!