Give My Love To Marie - Ver 2

(Fade In) G (Repeat 'till Verse) G G C* G* G I'm a black lung miner from East Tennessee, G D D raised my family on cold dust and beans. G C* Em That old black lung's got me, no life left in me, Am G Am C G hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie. G C* G G For twenty-five years I've worked in the mines, G G* D D where the earth is as black as a cold winter's night. G C* Em There's millions in the ground, not a penny for me, Am G Am C G G hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie. G C* G* G I've loved all my children, six sons of mine, G D D I pray that they never have to work in the mine. G C* Em For the black lung will get them, they'll die just like me, Am G Am C G hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie. G C* G* G G D D G C* Em Am G Am C G G G* G C* G There's frost on the ground, ice in the trees, G D D the air is so heavy I can't hardly breathe. G C* Em For the old black lung's got me and soon I'll be free, Am G Am C G hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie, G Am C G G hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie.