Kentucky Coal Miner's Prayer chords by Aaron Watson
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Verse 1
(D major) Deep in the moun (E minor) tain (G major) of
Harlan County (D major)
Employed by the (E minor) Cumberland
(G major) coal company
(D major) The pay is short, (E minor) (G major) the days are (D major) long
But our labor uni (E minor) on laws
(G major) are coming on (D major) strong
So I (E minor) drink this whiskey (G major) for my throat
(D major) Wear my hard hat
Verse 2
and weathered coat
(E minor) Early every morning I stand (G major) in line
(A major) Waiting to work these Kentucky coal (D major) mines
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Verse 3
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We enter the shaft (E minor) (G major) around five (D major) thirty
With two dozen (E minor) hands, (G major) cold,
callused and (D major) dirty
We'll dig through a (E minor) mil lion tons
(G major) of rock and clay (D major)
And we'll still be (E minor) dig ging
(G major) at the end of the (D major) day
Down (E minor) on our knees we con (G major) fess our sins
And (D major) pray that the roof above don't cave in
Verse 4
So (E minor) bless our hearts and save (G major) or souls
And the (A major) air we breathe down
in the (D major) devil's hole
Just (F sharp minor) last week when the the ceiling (G major) fell
The explo (D major) sion trapped us
in the depths of hell
Verse 5
The (F sharp minor) weight of the earth took
poor Tucker's (G major) life
(D major) Leaving behind a hungry (A major) baby and wife (D major)
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We dug out (E minor) (G major) with our shovels
and (D major) picks
But soon enough the black (E minor) lung
disease (G major) will make us sick (D major)
Verse 6
So bless our hearts (E minor) (G major) and save or souls (D major)
And the air we breathe (E minor) (G major) down
in the devil's (D major) hole
I work deep in the moun (E minor) tains
(G major) of eastern Kentuck (D major) y
Verse 7
I (D major) know if I leave Harlan (E minor) alive (G major)
I'll be more (D major) than lucky
Wish I could go to Texas (E minor) (G major) and
plant some cot (D major) tonseed
But moving takes (E minor) money (G major) and I've
got three mouths (D major) to feed
So I drink (E minor) this whiskey for (G major) my throat
(D major) Wear my hard hat and weathered coat
(E minor) Early every morning I stand (G major) in line
(A major) Waiting to work another Kentucky coal mine
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Kentucky Coal Miner's Prayer
Aaron Watson
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