Fallen Oilfield Roughneck

A D You Know He Left For Work That Mornin' Like A Thousand Times Before A E He Kissed His Wife Then Said Goodbye As He Walked Out The Door A D He Was Lead Tong On His Drilling Rig But As He Stepped On The Floor A The Drillin' Line Snapped And The Block Fell E A The Patch Had Claimed One More D A He's A Fallen Oilfield Roughneck, May His Memory Never Die D A E He Left His Home And His Family For That Oil Rig In The Sky D A D He Wasn't Wearin' Khakis Or A Uniform Of Blue A E A But Like The Sailor Anne Marine, He Died For Me And You D Well He Might Have Been From Texas, Been Oklahoma Proud A E He Might Have Been From Louisiana, From A Bon Temp Rouler Crowd A D Well He Might Have Been From Utah, Been Rocky Mountain High A E A From The State Of Colorado, Or Neith' That Big Montana Sky D A He's A Fallen Oilfield Roughneck, May His Memory Never Die D A E He Left His Home And His Family For That Oil Rig In The Sky D A D He Wasn't Wearin' Khakis Or A Uniform Of Blue A E A But Like The Sailor Anne Marine, He Died For Me And You E A D So Here's To All You People Who Still Don't Have A Clue A E About The Dangers That We Face Each Day In This Job, We Love To Do A D You Never Tell Us Thank You Or Ask To Shake Our Hand A E A You Don't Know There's Oilfield Heros Buried All Across This Land D A So To The Fallen Oilfield Roughnecks, May Their Memory Never Die D A E They Left Their Home And Their Family For That Oil Rig In The Sky D A D They Were Not Wearin' Khakis Or A Uniform Of Blue A E A But Like The Sailor Anne Marine, They Died For Me And You D A He's A Fallen Oilfield Roughneck, May His Memory Never Die D A E He Left His Home And His Family For That Oil Rig In The Sky D A D He Wasn't Wearing Khakis Or A Uniform Of Blue A E A But Like The Sailor Anne Marine, He Died For Me And You D A E A But Like The Sailor Anne Marine, He Died For Me And You