Chords for Sissy Spacek & Levon Helm-Coal Miner's Daughter

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Well, I was [Ab] born a [Eb] coal miner's daughter _
In a cabin [F] on a hill [Bb] in Butcher Hollow _
[Eb] We were poor but we had love
[Ab] That's the one thing [Eb] my daddy made sure of
He shoveled [Bb] coal to make [Eb] a poor man's dollar _
My daddy [Ab] worked all night in the Vanmeer [Eb] coal mines
_ All day [F] long in the fields [Bb] of Hohencohe _
_ [Eb] Mommy rocked the babies at [Ab] night
And read the Bible by [Eb] the toilet light
And everything would [Bb] start all over come [Eb] break of morning
[B] _
[E] Daddy loved the _ [E] miner's pay _
Mommy scrubbed our [Gb] clothes on a [B] washboard every day
Well, [E] I've seen her fingers bleed
[A] She'll complain [E] there was no need
She'd smile [B] in Molly's [E] understanding way _
In the summertime [A] we didn't have [E] shoes to wear
But in the [Gb] wintertime we'd all get a [B] brand new pair _
[E] Mama made all _ [A] the money made from [E] selling the hoe
Daddy always [B] managed to get the [E] money somewhere
I was born [C] a coal [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] miner's daughter _
I remember well [G] the well where I [C] drew water _
[F] The world _ [Bb] had nightly sleep but we [F] were tired
I never thought [C] of ever leaving [F] Butcher Hollow _ _
Well, I've been [Bb] chasing the way [F] back then _ _
And it's [G] so good to be [C] back home again _
[F] Not much left _ of [Bb] us here [F] anymore
Except [C] the memories of a coal [A] miner's daughter
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _