Chords for Brent Cobb – Diggin' Holes [Official Audio]

Well, [G] I ought to be working in a coal mine, neck deep in black lugs,
sir, _ _ swinging a picket that mountain side, [C] halfway to China.
[D] I think I [G] would fit right in with the sun don't shine.
She's better off [Am] alone.
Yeah, [C] I ought to be working [G] in a coal mine.
Lord [D] knows I'm good at digging [G] coal.
_ _ _ _ Well, I ought to be drilling for that black gold,
_ swimming in that Texas tea.
_ I can make a killing all on my own, selling [C] my meds for you [D] to a family.
[G] Oh, when I hit rock bottom, _ _ the deeper down [Am] I go.
_ Yeah, [C] I ought to be drilling [G] for that black gold.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at digging [G] coal. _ _ _ _
Well, I ought to be working for the railroad, sweat pouring off my back,
_ _ hauling away a heavy load.
It's [C] a far cry from here, down [D] a coal [G] ship track,
and I can't take her with me.
_ _ She's better off [Am] without me.
[C] Yeah, I ought to be working for [G] the railroad.
[D] Lord knows I'm [G] good at leaving town.
_ _ _ But when it [D] comes to love, I ain't got [C] a clue
what this [D] heart of mine is supposed [G] to do.
It tears me [D] up inside, what a foot [C] hurt through.
Still, she won't [D] let [C] go.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ [G] Oh, I ought to make my living in a graveyard, _ over my head and dirt.
_ _ I had shoveled out buried this home [C] six feet down.
[D] And my last [G] words would be I never meant to hurt you. _ _ _
I'm better [Am] off with ghosts.
_ [C] Yeah, I ought to make my living [G] in a graveyard.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at [G] digging coal.
[C] Oh, I ought to make my [G] living in a graveyard.
[D] Lord knows I'm good at digging [C] coal. _ _ _ _
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