Daddy's Coal chords by Betty Elders
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Intro 1
(G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (Dsus4) (D major)
(G major)
(D major) I've
Verse 1
(B minor)
seen 30 summers pass since
(G major) Daddy took me me down
to watch the box (D major) cars roll,
pulling daddy's (A major) coat.
Sil (B minor) ver wheels are humming
round the moun (G major) tain.
She's a -coming.
Hear the (D major) whistle blow.
Hear the (A major) whistle blow.
Daddy, (G major) don't let go. (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
He (B minor) steadied me with gentle hands
and (G major) softly said, go try again
You've (D major) got it now, go show (A major) them how
A (B minor) brand new bike, a toothless grin
I'd (G major) do anything for him and I could (D major) fly
I (A major) could fly so high (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
High (G major) upon the mountain
I have (D major) heard the eagle sing
I (G major) have watched him ride the wind
and (D major) I have touched his (A major) wing
(D major) Long ago I left behind the
(G major) shackles of my youth
Pleas (D major) ure springs from simple things
and (A major) freedom from the truth (D major)
(G major) (D major) (Dsus4) (D major)
(G major) (D major)
I nev (B minor) er saw my daddy cry
until (G major) the day one young man died
Our (D major) president, they (A major) shot him dead
Daddy, (B minor) help me understand
how (G major) this can happen
In our land, (D major) United States
A (A major) country great (G major) United
States (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Picture (B minor) of my brother,
he's the pic (G major) ture of my mother
Sent from (D major) Vietnam, coming home (A major) again
We're all alone (G major) again
Daddy, (B minor) help me understand
how (G major) this can happen to a man
I've (D major) got to know, I've (A major) got to know,
I've (G major) got to know (D major) (G major) (D major)
I (G major) have on the mountain,
I have (D major) heard the eagles sing
(G major) I have watched him ride the wind
and I (D major) have touched his (A major) wing
Long (D major) ago I left behind the
(G major) shackles of my youth
Pleasure spring (D major) s from simple things
and (A major) freedom from the truth (D major)
(G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major)
Today (B minor) we're headed home again.
He's (G major) got two grandsons laying for him.
(D major) They have his eyes, blue (A major) Virginia skies.
I'll (B minor) take them where the boxcars roll
and (G major) tell them there goes Papa's call.
(D major) Like he and I, and (A major) in my heart,
the (G major) eagle flies.
the eagle flies. (D major) (G major) (D major)
High (G major) upon the mountain
I have (D major) heard the eagle sing.
I (G major) have watched him ride the wind
and (D major) I have touched his (A major) wing.
(D major) Long ago I left behind the
(G major) shackles of my youth.
(D major) Pleasure springs from simple things
and (A major) freedom (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
I have (G major) watched him ride the wind,
and I (D major) have touched his (A major) wing.
Long (D major) ago, I left behind the
(G major) shackles of my youth.
There's (D major) a space for simple things
and (A major) freedom from the (D major) truth.
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Daddy's Coal
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