Coal Headstone
- Coal Town Rounders
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Time: 4/4 ·
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{c: Capo 5}
Intro
Am Dm Am E Am
Verse 1
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
Chorus
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
Bridge
Am Dm Am E Am
Verse 2
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
Chorus
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











