The Coal Mine Blues chords - Marty Stuart

How to Play "The Coal Mine Blues" Guitar chords

The Coal Mine Blues
written by Marty Stuart
2/10/06


INTRO: A

    A
I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
    D                                   A
I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
       E                                 A
It's a-mighty hard travelin' and a heavy load

  A
I swing that hammer and I draw a low straight line
  D                                           A
I swing that hammer and I draw a low straight line
       E                                 A
It's a forty-hour livin' for that gal of mine


Well the foreman asked me what might be my say
Oh the old foreman asked me what might be my say
I say just a drink of water, a favor on Judgment Day

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I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road, yeah
I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
It's a-might hard travellin' and a heavy load


SOLO


Well I roll the lucky dice and I draw winnin' hand
I roll the lucky dice and I draw a winnin' hand
But where my money goes I don't understand


Well it's the king of memphis poppin' four-bit shives
It's the king of memphis poppin' four-bit shives
I'm up here in Kentucky, slave to this ol' mine


Everytime it thunders I hear them sad old taps
Oh, everytime it thunders I hear them sad old taps
And if this mountain shaves it's gonna fall right in my lap


SOLO


Yeah, I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
It's a-mighty hard travelin' and a heavy