Coal Uke tab by Tyler Childers

4 Chords used in the song: Am, C, G, D

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Key: D, G, Em, BmChords
Verse 1:
Am Am C C G G D D D D
Now God made coal for the men who sold their lives to West Van Lear
Am Am C C G G D D
And you keep on diggin' 'til you get down there where it's darker than your darkest
D D
fear.
Am Am C C G G D D D D
And that woman in the kitchen tries to keep on cookin' but she ain't had meat in years
Am Am C C G G D D D D
Just live off bread and live off hope and a pool of a million tears.
Am Am C C G G D D D D
Now lemme tell you somethin' 'bout the Gospel and make sure that you mark it down
Am Am C C G G D D D D
When God spoke out "Let there be light" he put the first of us in the ground.
Am Am C C G G D D D D
And we'll keep on diggin' 'til the comin' of the lord and Gabriel's trumpet sound
Am Am C C G G D D D D
'Cause if you ain't minin' for the company boy then there ain't much in this town.
Chorus:
Am Am C C G G
We coulda made somethin' of ourselves out there if we'd listened to the folks that
D D D D
knew
Am Am C C G G D D D D
That co------ooooo------oal's gonna bury you.
Repeat Solo
Verse 2:
Am Am C C G G D D D D
Now it's darker than a dungeon and it's deeper than a well
Am Am C C G G D D D D
So sometimes I imagine that I'm getting pretty close to hell.
Am Am C C G G D D D D
And in my darkest hour, I cry out to the lord.
Am Am C C G G D D D D
He says keep on 'a minin' boy cause that's why you were born.
Chorus:
Am Am C C G G
We coulda made somethin' of ourselves out there if we'd listened to the folks that
D D D D
knew
Am Am C C G G D D D D
That co------ooooo------oal's gonna bury you.

Uke tab by , 26 Jun 2023

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