Marty Stuart - The Coal Mine Blues guitar chord

The Coal Mine Blues

written by Marty Stuart

Album: "Hillbilly Rock"

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

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