Coal Headstone

Am Dm Am E Am Am By the time they heard the timber crack there was Dm nothing they could do except Am E Wonder 'bout the ones they left behind Am The groans of the dyin' left Dm Ringing in my head it was a Am E Am E cold day in the spring of fourty nine Am Well the coal company came and they Dm dug out all the rubble, but I Am E Still can wash the black shit off my face Am It's so hard to find a job, with a Dm Wage that I can live on if I Am E Am E die someone else will take my place C G Please dont bury me as deep as the coal Dm Am Keep me closer to the sunshine C G I'll be happy when they lay me to rest Dm Am Far away from that Parish County mine Am Dm Am E Am Am Well they left the dead on the front porch his last Dm dpaycheck in his hand Am E Just enough to put him in the ground Am Young wife and his kids must Dm try to get along you Am E Am E Know she aint the first one in this town Am It ain't the darkness or the Dm Dampness in my bones nor the Am E pain that makes me lie awake at night, it's the Am Thought that this migh be my Dm veery last tomorrow and that Am E Am E this kiss might be my last good bye C G Please dont bury me as deep as the coal Dm Am Keep me closer to the sunshine C G I'll be happy when they lay me to rest Dm Am Far away from that Parish County mine C G Please dont bury me as deep as the coal Dm Am Keep me closer to the sunshine C G I'll be happy when they lay me to rest Dm Am Far away from that Parish County mine