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It's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones,
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Yeah the grief is strong,
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 For the man that's gone.
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And at the grave his woman cries and she moans,
             D                A           D
'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones.

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The six children he raised are all weepin',
         C         G          D
For this soft-spoken mountain man.
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That fed 'em with the money he earned in those black mines,
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And the food he could raise with his hands.
                        
                               G          D      G
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones,
                  D
Yeah the grief is strong,
A                  D     A
 For the man that's gone.
           D               G             D      G
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans,
             D                A           D
'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones.

           C          G              D
Though the world knew nothing of his wisdom,
       C          G                D
Or the honest and simple things he did.
             C     G              D        G
There's some folks cryin' on this hillside today,
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That know about the humble way he lived.

                               G          D      G
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones,
                  D
Yeah the grief is strong,
A                  D     A
 For the man that's gone.
           D               G             D      G
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans,
             D                A           D
'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones.

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         C            G             D
Now this house in the holler stands empty,
           C              G         D
Though his presence in my memory is plain.
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You know I'd swear that I just saw him walking up that hill,
             D           G            D
I guess this place won't never be the same.

                               G          D      G
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones,
                  D
Yeah the grief is strong,
A                  D     A
 For the man that's gone.
           D               G             D      G
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans,
             D                A           D
'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones.