Stompin Tom Connors - Bridge Came Tumblin Down guitar chord

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Nineteen scarlet roses

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The chaplain spread a-round

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In the waters of Burrard Inlet

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In old Van-couver Town

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Where the bridge came tumblin' down

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When the bridge came tumblin' down

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Nineteen men were drowned

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In June or nineteen fifty-eight

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In old Vancouver Town

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There were seventy-nine men working

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To build this brand new bridge

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To span the Second Narrows

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And connect up with the ridge

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Till a big wind hit the bridge

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And the bridge came tumblin' down

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And nineteen men were drowned

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And the medical corps couldn't be too sure

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Of the rest of the men they found

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In among the twisted girders

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One man real-ized

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How last night he'd been dreaming

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And saw be-fore his eyes

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The big wind on the rise

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And the bridge came tumblin' down

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And nineteen steel men drowned

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And he saw the fright of the darkest night

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In old Vancouver Town

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With frogmen in the water

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By the cutting torches' glow

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They fought to save the steel men

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From certain death be-low

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And pain we'll never know

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When the bridge came tumblin' down

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And nineteen men were drowned

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And sixty more that came ashore

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So thankful they were found

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It often makes you wonder

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In strength, who has the edge

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The longest steel-beam structure

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That spans the highest ridge

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Or the men that built the bridge

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For the bridge came tumblin' down

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And nineteen men were drowned

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But the other men came back again

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To lay the new beams down

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Now if you're ever crossing

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This mighty bridge sub-lime

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And nineteen scarlet roses

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Pass be-fore your mind

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Remember and be kind

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The bridge came tumblin' down

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And nineteen men were drowned

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So you could ride to the other side

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Of old Vancouver Town

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So you could ride to the other side of

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Old Vancouver Town