Song :
A
Intro :
Am Am Am Am
Am Am
Lower me down into the ground
G G Am
With 16 miles of chain
Am Am
To find a heart for the man I love
Am Am/B C C
The one that wouldn't stray
C C
Through the door to the Devil's store
C E E
From the ashes, dark and staine
E E
He pulled out a new black heart
E Am
With 16 miles of chain
E7 Am Am
16 miles of chain
Instrumental :
Am Am
Am Am
"Been waitin' for you a long time, girl"
G G Am
The heart began to say
Am Am
"A body freed is all I need
Am Am/B C C
And I will never stray
C C
Through wind and trees," It sang to me
C C2 E E
"In love we will remain"
E E
And I fell in love with that new black heart
E Am
And 16 miles of chain
E Am Am Am/B
16 miles of chain
Chorus :
C C
16 miles of chain
Am Am
16 miles of chain
Am Am
I fell in love with that new black heart
G G Am Am
And 16 miles of chain
Instrumental :
A#m A#m A#m A#m


A#m A#m
"Come on down from the roof, my dear
G# A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
See what I have found"
A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
Into that chest that I loved best
A#m A#m/C C# C#
I pushed that black heart down
C# C#
In my lover's face I saw
C# C#/D# F F/C F F/C
Betrayal and the pain
F F/C F F/C
And now I'm tied to that cold, black heart
F F/C A#m A#m/F
With 16 miles of chain
F7 A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/C
16 miles of chain
Chorus :
C# C#
16 miles of chain
A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
16 miles of chain
A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
I paid in blood for that cold, black heart
G# G#/D# A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/C
And 16 miles of chain
C# C#
16 miles of chain
A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
16 miles of chain
A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
I paid in full for that new black heart
G# G#/D# A# A#m/F
With 16 miles of chain
G# G#/D# A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
16 miles of chain
Outro :
A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F
16 miles of chain
A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F A#m A#m/F A#m
16 miles of chain
