Blue Diamond Mines
Kathy Mattea
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INTRO: G F G F GF I remember the ways in the bygone daysG F G When we were in our primeF When us and John L give the old man hellG F G Down in the Blue Diamond Mine Well, the whistle blowed as theF rooster crowG F G Two hours before daylight When a man done his best and he'sF earned his good restG F G Paid seventeen dollars a night CHORUS:F In the mines in the minesG C In the Blue Diamond MinesG F G I worked my life awayF In the mines in the minesG C In the Blue Diamond MinesG F G Oh, fall on your knees and pray INTERLUDE: G F G C GContinues after the adF You old black gold, you've taken my lungG F G And your dust has darkened my home And now that we're old, you'reF turning your backG F G Where else can an old miner goF Well, it's Algoma Block and it's Big Leather WoodsG F G And now its Blue Diamond too Well, the pits are all closed,F better get another jobG F G What else can an old miner do? CHORUS:F In the mines in the minesG C In the Blue Diamond MinesG F G I worked my life awayF In the mines in the minesG C In the Blue Diamond MinesG F G Oh, fall on your knees and pray INTERLUDE: G F G C GF John L had a dream, but it's broken it seemsG F G Mining has had it's day But they're stripping off myF mountain topG F G And they pay me eight dollars a day You might get a little poke ofF welfare mealG F G A little poke of welfare flour But I tell you right now, you won'tF qualifyG F G 'Til you work for a quarter an hour CHORUS:F In the mines in the minesG C In the Blue Diamond MinesG F G I worked my life awayF In the mines in the minesG C In the Blue Diamond MinesG F G Oh, fall on your knees and pray