Coal Mining Blues

Intro:   C, Em7 (quick), Am , Fmaj7 
(quick), repeat

   C                       Fmaj7  
I spend all my days, going down to
     Am
 the mine
 G                           G
Under the ground, where the sun 
         Fmaj7   Em7
never shines
      C                     Fmaj7 
I'm breaking my back, I put heat 
        Am
in your house
              G                    
I've got the roar of a lion, but 
   G          Fmaj7
the breath of a mouse

     F/C                           
I'm black on my hands, I'm black on
     G*
 my shoes
 Dm                              
Black on my heart from these coal 
        Fmaj7
mining blues
    F/C                            
I'm black on my hands, I'm black on
     G
 my shoes
Dm                           
Ashes to dust, from these coal 
         Fmaj7   Fmaj9   Em7*
mining blues


The man in the mirror, looks nothing
 like me

Just a wearing reminder of what I 
used to be

Sunken red eyes, lines in my face

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This  tired old man, has taken my 
place


Black on my hands, Black on my shoes

Black on my heart, from these coal 
mining blues

Black on my hands, Black on my shoes

Black on my heart, from these coal 
mining blues


Guitar Solo -same as Intro


I can't fall asleep for the dreams 
that may come

Of when the walls cave in and the 
cold fills my lungs

If live is a blessing than please 
let it be

That someday Gods light will give 
these pour souls relief

I'm black on my hands, I'm black on 
my shoes

Black on my heart from these coal 
mining blues

I'm black on my hands, I'm black on 
my shoes

Ashes to dust, from these coal 
mining blues

Ashes to dust, from these coal 
mining blues



G*   Hammer (H) and pulloff (P)on 
the E note 4th string then
Hammer back on the B note 5th , Then
 H and P the C(2nd) and E(4th)
at the same time, back to G for 
final beat.  Listen to a live 
version
on Youtube for timing.

There are a number of versions on 
line where he leaves out
some of the repeats in the chorus. 
If you ever get a chance to see Matt
live don't pass it up...he's mind 
blowing.

C      x32020
Em7    020000
Am     x02210
Fmaj7  xx3210
G      320003
F/C    x33210
Em7*   020033