Hello, My Name Is Coal Chords by Kathy Mattea

[E] I'm from West Bygd, Virginia, [A] and the high Kentucky hills.
I'm [E] dirty, but I'm honest.
[Bm] I pay a [A] poor man's bills.
[E] I'm prosperity and [Em] poverty.
[A] I'm a scoundrel and a saint.
[E] I'm loved, [A] reviled, misunderstood.
[Bm] I'm [A] hope in a [E] hopeless place. _
_ [Em] [A] Hello, my name is Cole, and [E] around here I'm a king.
[A] Some say I'm a savior.
Some [E] say death is what [Bm] I bring.
[Em] I've broke minders' backs and hearts,
[A] and I've wrestled for their [E] souls.
Let me [A] introduce myself.
[Bm] Hello, [A] my [Em] name is Cole.
Some [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ men call me black gold.
[A] You might have heard of me.
[E] My body is a mountain.
[Bm] My breath is [A] kerosene.
[Em] You might think I'm out of date.
[A] If I'm out [Em] of style and old, then
white men still [A] dig me [D]
all [A] around [E] the globe.
_ _ [A] Hello, my name is Cole, and [E] around here I'm a queen.
[A] Some say I'm cheap and easy, but [E] they still bow [Bm] to me.
[Em] Be careful.
I'll break up your home, and [A] I'll steal [Em] away your soul.
[E] It's dangerous to [A] lust for me.
[D] Hello, [A] my [E] name is [Em] Cole. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] They curse me now for what I am, [A] but not [Em] that long ago. _
[A] _ [E] They sang my [A] praises everywhere.
[D] Hello, [E] _
[A] my [E] name is Cole. _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _