Intro:
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VERSE:
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Daddy worked the coal mines until the day he died
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And every day he would make what troubled momma's mind
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Numbers were rising the shafts were falling in
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We prayed to God that we would see my daddy again
Bm D
Winter came to Krueger's and shut down for repair
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While the suit and ties that owned us wouldn't stop the mine affairs
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They promised the return of all the work the best they could
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On a foggy mountain morning daddy went to work for good
CHORUS:
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Place your hands in black dust was all he knew
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As he shoveled scraped the coal he made and the paycheck he was due
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E dollar for the company a penny for his time
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As he worked his life away down in the mines
INSTRUMENTAL:
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VERSE:
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Covered in his coat of coal his skin black as night
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Not enough air to breathe a struggle for his life
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It's been seven lonely years since we've heard that whistle blow
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Waiting for my pa to dig out all of West Virginia coal
Bm D
The people of the town all moved away to better things
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But momma kept our family here to chase for daddy's dream
Bm D
Now we stand around his grave with just an empty hope
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Just like the miner buried here in these West Virginia coal
CHORUS:
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Place your hands in black dust was all he knew
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As he shoveled scraped the coal he made and the paycheck he was due
G A D Bm
And a dollar for the company a penny for his time
G A Bm
As he worked his life away down in the mines
OUTRO:
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- 1. Chord Gitar Amanda Cook - West Virginia Coal Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Amanda Cook - West Virginia Coal Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan