Stompin' Tom Connors - The bridge came tumblin down

^CNineteen ^G7scarlet ^Croses the Chaplin ^G7spread a^Cround The waters of ^G7Burrard ^Cinlet in old Van^G7cover ^Ctown Where the bridge came tumblin down and the ^Fbridge came tumblin down And ^Cnineteen steel men drown ,in ^G7June of nineteen fifty eight In ^Fold Vancover ^Ctown

^CThere were seventy^G7 nine men ^Cworking to build this ^G7brand new ^Cbridge To span the ^G7second ^Cnarrows and connect up ^G7with the ^Cridge Til the big win hit the ridge and the ^Fbridge came tumblin down And ^Cnineteen steel men drown and the ^G7medical cor couldn't be to sure Of the ^Frest of the men they ^Cfound

^CIn among the ^G7twisted ^Cgirders one ^G7man rea^Clized How last night ^G7he'd been ^Cdreamin and saw be^G7fore his ^Ceyes The big wind on the rise and the ^Fbridge came tumblin down And ^Cnineteen steel men drown and he ^G7saw the fright of the darkest night In ^Fold Vancover ^Ctown

^CWith frogmen ^G7in the ^Cwater by cutting ^G7torches ^Cglow they faught the ^G7save the ^Csteel men,from certain ^G7death be^Clow And the pain we'll never know when the ^Fbridge came tumblin down And ^Cnineteen steel men drown and ^G7sixty more that came ashore So ^Fthankful they were ^Cfound

^CIt often ^G7makes you ^Cwonder in strength who ^G7has the ^Cedge The strongest ^G7steel beem ^Cstructure that span the ^G7highest ^Cridge Or the men who built the bridge for the ^Fbridge came tumblin down And ^Cnineteen steel men drown ,but the ^G7other men came back again To ^Flay the new beems ^Cdown

^CNow if your ^G7ever ^Ccrossing this mighty ^G7bridge sub^Clime And nineteen ^G7scarlet ^Croses pass be^G7fore your ^Cmind Remember and be kind for the ^Fbridge came tumblin down And ^Cnineteen steel men drown ,so ^G7you could ride to the other side Of ^Fold Vancover ^Ctown