Chords for Covered In Coal

_ _ [G] _ _ _ He packs his bucket [A] on Monday [C] morning _
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another long week down at the [G] mine _
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He ain't ready to go [D] back to work, _ _ _ _ _ _ but he's on a _ company's [G] time
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_ He don't do it for greed or [C] pleasure _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He ain't chasing no pot [G] of gold
_ _ He's _ _ _ _ _ in a hole in West [D] Virginia _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Because he's got two little [G] babies at home _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's amazing what [C] we'll do _ _ _ _
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Just to [G] provide _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ A home for our [D] children and _ _ _ _ _ _ try to give them a [G] better life _ _ _
He _ _ _ _ _ ain't never been [C] _ perfect, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ but he's perfect in [Em] their eyes _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He's covered in coal in West [Am] Virginia _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ With his babies on [G] his mind _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Comes home tired _ [C] every day _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Covered in sweat, tattoos and scars _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Somehow he finds [D] the energy _ _ _
_ _ _ _ To romp and play out in the [G] _ _ yard
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_ _ _ _ _ Dodge, ball, leap, frog [C] and tag your riff _ _
_ _ _ _ He loves the smiles, the [F] laughs and [G] those giggle fits _
_ _ _ _ _ Come tonight he'll [D] tuck them into bed _
_ _ _ _ _ Get up in the morning and start [G] it all over again _
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It's amazing [Em] what [C] we'll do _ _
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Just [G] to provide _ _
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A home for our [D] children and _ _ _ _ _ _ try to give them a better _ life _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He ain't never been [C] perfect, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
but he's perfect in their [Em] eyes _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He's covered in coal in West [Am] Virginia _ _
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With his babies on his [G] mind _
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_ _ _ _ _ Like his daddy and his daddy [C] before him _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He's doing all he's ever [G] known _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He came back [D] from the service _ _ _
_ _ _ Got a hat and a light and [G] went straight underground _ _
_ _ _ Each shift he works he ain't but [C] six inches from hell _
_ _ _ _ He's seen a lot of good men give [G] it all _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And he draws his pay on [D] Friday morning _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He might stumble, but he [G] ain't gonna fall _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's amazing what [C] we'll do _ _ _
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Just to [G] _ provide _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ _ home for [D] our children _ _ _
_ _ _ And try to give them a better [G] _ _ life _ _
_ _ _ _ He ain't never [C] been perfect, _ _ _ _ but _ _ he's perfect in [Em] their _ _ eyes
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_ _ He's covered in coal in West [Am] Virginia _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ With his babies on his [G] _ mind _ _ _ _
_ He's covered in coal in West Virginia _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ And the sun is _ on [G] the rise _ _ _ _ _
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