Intro
Em Em Em G Am C G C G Em Em
[Verse]
Em G
In a johnson county holler
Am C
where the mining company blooms
Em G
He lived in a house with all 5 brothers
Am C
his dearest sister too
Em G
The summer heat was bad as the mug
Am C
that the humid air did brew
Em
In the winter the snow just
G Am
blows on in through holes in the wall
C
you could throw a dog through
[Bridge]
Em G Am C G Em
[Verse]
Em G
As an able bodied boy
Am C
he lied about his age
Em G
To help his father break away
Am C
from the rattle of a poor man's ball and chain
Em G
They made him shoot their coal
Am C
and he was grateful at the time
Em G
but there was many a boy who had done
Am Em
the same and they never came out alive
[Corus]
Em G
Better run coal shooter run
Am C
run away as fast as you can
Em G
When you get to the end of the tunnel
Am C
just keep on running my friend
Em G
Cause this ain't no kind of life
Am C
that a young man should live
Em
If you can run faster than
G Am Em
gunpowder burns you might see the light again
[Verse]
Em G
Well they were biting down on blasting caps
Am C
just doing like daddy asked
Em G
Even though they knew that the next bite down
Am C
could surely be their last
Em G
Ain't got no time to be scared no
Am C
with dynamite in your hands
Em G
Don't hesitate boy cause if you slip up
Am Em
son you're as good as dead
[Corus]
Em G
Better run coal shooter run
Am C
run away as fast as you can
Em G
When you get to the end of the tunnel
Am C
just keep on running my friend
Em G
Cause this ain't no kind of life
Am C
that a young man should live
Em
If you can run faster than
G Am Em
gunpowder burns you might see the light again
Em Em G Am C G C D Em
[Verse]
Em G
They sent him deep into the mine
Am C
where a boy cant see the light of day
Em G
Guided by the lamp
Am
on his head in the dark
C
He begins to pray
Em G
that the fuses were all cut right
Am C
and that a stray spark don't take light
Em G
praise that he won't die in this mine
Am C G Em
He hates the thought of mama crying...
[Corus]
Em G
Better run coal shooter run
Am C
run away as fast as you can
Em G
When you get to the end of the tunnel
Am C
just keep on running my friend
Em G
Cause this ain't no kind of life
Am C
that a young man should live
Em
If you can run faster than
G Am Em
gunpowder burns you might see the light again
Am Em
You might see the light again
- 1. Chord Gitar Cole Chaney - Coal Shooter Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Cole Chaney - Coal Shooter Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar F)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan