Coal Keeps the Lights On Chords by Jimmy Rose

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[Eb] He pulls in [Db] in that old Chevy from a second [Ab] shelf
Mama's [Eb] still sleeping, kid still [Db] cries down on the couch
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[Eb] He goes in through [Db] the back door
He don't wanna wake him [Ab] up
So he wipes [Eb] the coal dust off [Db] his face
And he hits his knees
Says Lord I wanna thank you [Eb] for everything
And _ [Db]
the strength you give me
Make [Eb] it day by day
[Ab] Oh, keep the lights [Eb] on
My [Db] hometown keeps a foot on [Ab] the spoon in my youngin's mouth
Cars on [Eb] a truck and a [Db] sundress
Oh, my baby [Eb] girl
[Ab] Oh, keeps the fields [Eb] clean
Goes on [Db] a bike, sandals, shoes on [Ab] the feet
In [Eb] a high school [Fm] hall and a classroom
[Eb] On a football [Db] field on [Cm] a Friday [Db] night
Eighth [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] wind, one damn [Db] crazy in Washington
Talkin' [Ab] about closin' [Eb] the mines
Gonna feed us [Db] all dry from the inside out
[Ab] They _ [Eb] don't care that [Db] much about the little man
Or the cow's [Ab] tans
It's a way of [Eb] life around here
[Db] Just like it's always [Eb] been
[Ab] Oh, keep the lights [Eb] on
My [Db] hometown keeps a foot on [Ab] the spoon in my youngin's mouth
He's a Tarz on [Eb] a truck and a [Db] sundress
Oh, my baby [Eb] girl
Oh, [Ab] keeps the fields [Eb] clean
Goes on [Db] a bike, sandals, shoes on [Ab] the feet
In [Eb] a high school [Fm] hall and a classroom
[Eb] On a football [Db] field on [Eb] a Friday [Db] night
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If I get [Eb] a chance to stand [Ab] one [Eb] day
There [Fm] ain't a thing [Ab] to me [Db] that I'm most proud of
_ [Eb] Well, I hope one day I can say
[Ab] It's a cold couple of lights on
[Eb] My [Db] hometown kept a foot on the spoon in my youngin's [Ab] mouth
He's a Tarz on a truck and [Eb] a [Db] sundress
Oh, my baby [Eb] girl
[Ab] Oh, kept the fields [Eb] clean
Goes on [Db] a bike, sandals, shoes on [Ab] the feet
In a high [Fm] school hall and a classroom
[Eb] On a football [Db] field on a Friday [Ab] night
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Oh, bikes and [Ab] cold couple of lights [Eb] on [Ab] Oh
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