Lydia

C F Am G Lydie lit a cigarette today, C F Am G Ancient fumbling fingers in her way F Am G F From a forty year old coffee cup she sipped a bit of gin, Am G F Closed her eyes and let the memories in. C F Am G She lives in the old place all alone, C F Am G Keeps in touch with neighbours by the phone, F Am G F Grows herbs on the graves of her firstborn and his father, Am G F And the coal trucks never bother her. C Am G F Oh Lydie, let him go. the boy is gone, Am G F Her mother struggled as she tore him from her arms, C Am G F Oh Lydia, your tears are heaven's rain, Am G F But she never was the same. C F Am G A cotton dress and satin shoes, C F Am G Indian summer sun, dressed in amber hues, F Am G F Spending time with a coal miner's son, Am G F To an old time fiddle tune, C F Am G The months went by just like a breeze that year, C F Am G They wed in June, and by the fall the boy was here, F Am G F Word come down from big stone, there's a fire in the mine, Am G F And eleven men they couldn't find. C Am G F Oh Lydie, let him go. the boy is gone, Am G F Her mother struggled as she tore him from her arms, C Am G F Oh Lydia, your tears are heaven's rain, Am G F But she never was the same. C F Am G C F Am G F Am G F Am G F C F Am G She watched them pull him from the hole, C F Am G The overalls he wore were blackened by the smoke, F Am G F Lydie twice had had this dream and twice it had come true. Am G F And when she saw his father's boots she knew. C Am G F Oh Lydie, let him go. the boy is gone, Am G F Her mother struggled as she tore him from her arms, C Am G F Oh Lydia, your tears are heaven's rain, Am G F But she never was the same. C F Am G Lydie lit a cigarette today, C F Am G Ancient fumbling fingers in her way F Am G F From a forty year old coffee cup she sipped a bit of gin, Am G F Closed her eyes and let the memories in.