Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Born in West Virginia
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Down where the old Tug River flows
Raised in McDowell County
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Back in the day when the king was coal
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That day is gone now and lost forever
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It ain't never comin' back
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Oh, how I long for the days of my childhood
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Back in the day when the river ran black with coal
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Sky looked blue but the river ran black
[Verse 2]
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Way down in the Premier Coal Mine
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My daddy crawled on his hands and knees
Tryin' to make a dollar
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He did it all for my mom and me
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But it put my dad in an early grave, boy
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My daddy's gone, he can't come back
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Oh, how I long for the days of my childhood
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Back in the day when the river ran black with coal
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Sky looked blue but the river ran black
[Bridge]
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Times were hard, but the good Lord saw us through
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Every situation we got in
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We never did go hungry Lord, we never did without
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If I could I'd do it all again
[Solo Section]
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[Verse 3]
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Years have come and gone now
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I'm still here, where it all began
Tryin' to make a dollar
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Just like my dad did, way back then
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Cause there's just somethin' about these mountains
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That keeps a good man comin' back
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Searchin' for the the days of his childhood
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Back in the day when the river ran black with coal
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Sky looked blue but the river ran black
[Outro]
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- 1. Chord Gitar David Davis - The River Ran Black Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar B)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar David Davis - The River Ran Black Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar B)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan