Grant Lee Buffalo
Storm Hymnal - Gems From The Vault Of Grant Lee Buffalo - 2001
Disk I: Takes
CHORDS

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Tune guitar down half a step to play along: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb.

9. BETHLEHEM STEEL

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Comments:
1.My suggestion for the guitar chords from this song:
E    G(5) D(5) A(5)
e[x] e[x] e[x] e[x]
b[0] b[x] b[x] b[x]
g[1] g[x] g[2] g[2]
d[2] d[5] d[0] d[2]
a[2] a[5] a[0] a[0]
a[0] e[3] e[x] e[x]
2. I did the Solo just like it sounds to me, it my be not 100% right.
3. As well as The Bridge this song sounds better on
piano/keyboard.
4. Actually most of the tabs below are for violin.
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Intro:

E G D A x4

Verse 1:

E                   G D         A E              G D   A
  There was a light     blue as a welder's torch
E                  G D         A E    G D   A
  It used to shine     over the fields
E                      G D                A E              G D   A
  And all the wise men     strong men were drawn for miles
E                  G D             A E    G D   A
  Followed a star      to Bethlehem Steel

Verse 2:

E                      G D              A  E              G D   A
   Our mother's father     worked here in World War Two
E              G    D               A   E   G D   A
   On the main    floor operating the drill
E                  G  D                      A E           G D   A
   And in his open   palms little splinters remind him of
E                   G  D              A  E     G D    A     E
   The booming days   days of Bethlehem Steel      e[----0--2--]
                                                   b[-2--------]

Chorus:

                   G     D                   A     E
But the steeples on the hills they point  e[----0--2--]
                                          b[-2--------]

               G    D               A     E
To a better life beyond this one e[----0--2--]
                                 b[-2--------]

                  G    D                  A     E
And that promise penetrates the clouds e[----0--2--]
                                       b[-2--------]

                            G  D
And mighty walls of brick red cinnamon

A  E          G D         A E         G D         A E
Ah ah
 e[-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------]
 b[----------------------------------------------2--0-]

Verse 3:
               G  D         A  E                 G D   A
   Take a walk   past Lazarus Moving 'n' Storage

E                       G  D         A  E    G D    A     E
   Behind the Goodman's      Furniture Store     e[----0--2--]
                                                 b[-2--------]

                      G  D          A E             G D  A     E
   See the smoke stacks rise on up to heaven's step
                              e[----0--2--]           e[----0--2--]
                              b[-2--------]           b[-2--------]

E                     G D                  A E        G D A
   While on earth we're burnin' this miracle iron ore
                                     e[----0--2--]
                                     b[-2--------]

Chorus (e[-0-] sounds through the Chorus and ends with b[-2--0-]
after it - just like in the tab after the first Chorus):

                   G     D                   A E
But the steeples on the hills they point
               G    D               A E
To a better life beyond this one
                  G    D                A E
And that promise penetrates the clouds
                            G D   A E
And even when they block the fiery sun
     G D      A E
            The sun
     G D      A  E
           b[-2--0-]
     G D      A E

     G D      A

Verse 4: (the 2nd, 3rd and 4th line end with the following figure
                                                    e[----0--2--]
                                                    b[-2--------])

E                   G D         A E              G D   A
  There was a light     blue as a welder's torch
E                  G D         A E    G D   A
  It used to shine     over the field
E                      G D                A E              G D   A
  And all the wise men     strong men were drawn for miles
E                  G D             A E    G D
  Followed a star      to Bethlehem Steel
    A       E   G D
Bethlehem Steel
    A       E   G D
Bethlehem Steel
    A       E   G D
Bethlehem Steel
    A       E   G D
Bethlehem Steel
    A       E      G D
       Yeah Steel
    A       E      G D
       Yeah Steel
    A       E      G D  A
Bethlehem Steel

Solo:

   E            G D   A  (singing 'Ah Steel / Bethlehem Steel')
e[----4--5--4-----------] x4
b[-------------5--7-----]

Outtro:

   E   G    D    A   E  G    D   A
e[----------9--7-------------9-----] xN (singing 'Steel')
b[-9----10-----------9---10--------]

(fade out)