Coalminers Chords by Uncle Tupelo
Tempo:
115.05 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
A
G
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
Come all you coal miners, wherever you may be,
Listen to the story that I [A] relate to thee,
[Dm] I'm named as nothing extra, but the truth to [C] you I [G] tell,
[Dm] I am a coal miner, and [A] I'm sure I wish you [Dm] well.
I was born in old Kentucky, in a coal camp born and bred,
I know about old beans, bulldog gravy, and cornbread,
I know how the miners work and slave in the coal [G] mines every [Em] day,
[Dm] For a dollar in the company [A] store, for that is all they [Dm] pay.
Mining is the most dangerous work in our land today,
With plenty of dirty slaving work and very little pay.
Coal miners, won't you wake up and open [Em] your eyes and see
[Dm] What this dirty capitalist [A] system has done to you [D] and me.
Dear miners, [Dm] they will slave you till you can't work no more,
What will you get for your labor?
Put a dollar in the company [A] store,
A tumble-down shack you live in, snow and [G] rain pouring through the top,
[A] You have [Dm] to pay the company [A] rent, your payments never stop.
[D] [A] They [Dm] take our very lifeblood, they take our children's lives,
Take fathers away from children, take husbands away from wives,
[D] Coal miners, won't you organize wherever [G] you may be,
[Dm] And make this a land of freedom [A] for workers like you and [D] me.
I am a [Dm] coal miner and I'm [G] sure I wish you well,
Let's sink this capitalist system [A]
to the darkest pits of hell.
[D]
Come all you coal miners, wherever you may be,
Listen to the story that I [A] relate to thee,
[Dm] I'm named as nothing extra, but the truth to [C] you I [G] tell,
[Dm] I am a coal miner, and [A] I'm sure I wish you [Dm] well.
I was born in old Kentucky, in a coal camp born and bred,
I know about old beans, bulldog gravy, and cornbread,
I know how the miners work and slave in the coal [G] mines every [Em] day,
[Dm] For a dollar in the company [A] store, for that is all they [Dm] pay.
Mining is the most dangerous work in our land today,
With plenty of dirty slaving work and very little pay.
Coal miners, won't you wake up and open [Em] your eyes and see
[Dm] What this dirty capitalist [A] system has done to you [D] and me.
Dear miners, [Dm] they will slave you till you can't work no more,
What will you get for your labor?
Put a dollar in the company [A] store,
A tumble-down shack you live in, snow and [G] rain pouring through the top,
[A] You have [Dm] to pay the company [A] rent, your payments never stop.
[D] [A] They [Dm] take our very lifeblood, they take our children's lives,
Take fathers away from children, take husbands away from wives,
[D] Coal miners, won't you organize wherever [G] you may be,
[Dm] And make this a land of freedom [A] for workers like you and [D] me.
I am a [Dm] coal miner and I'm [G] sure I wish you well,
Let's sink this capitalist system [A]
to the darkest pits of hell.
[D]
Key:
Dm
A
G
D
Em
Dm
A
G
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Come all you coal miners, wherever you may be,
Listen to the story that I [A] relate to thee,
[Dm] I'm named as nothing extra, but the truth to [C] you I [G] tell,
_ [Dm] I am a coal miner, and [A] I'm sure I wish you [Dm] well. _
_ _ _ _ I was born in old Kentucky, in a coal camp born and bred,
I know about old beans, bulldog gravy, and cornbread,
I know how the miners work and slave in the coal [G] mines every [Em] day,
_ [Dm] For a dollar in the company [A] store, for that is all they [Dm] pay. _
_ _ _ _ _ Mining is the most dangerous work in our land today,
With plenty of dirty slaving work and very little pay.
Coal miners, won't you wake up and open [Em] your eyes and see
[Dm] What this dirty capitalist [A] system has done to you [D] and me.
_ _ _ _ _ Dear miners, [Dm] they will slave you till you can't work no more,
What will you get for your labor?
Put a dollar in the company [A] store,
A tumble-down shack you live in, snow and [G] rain pouring through the top,
[A] You have [Dm] to pay the company [A] rent, your payments never stop. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] They [Dm] take our very lifeblood, they take our children's lives,
Take fathers away from children, take husbands away from wives,
[D] Coal miners, won't you organize wherever [G] you may be,
_ [Dm] And make this a land of freedom [A] for workers like you and [D] me.
I _ _ _ _ am a [Dm] coal miner and I'm [G] sure I wish you well,
_ _ Let's sink this capitalist system [A]
to the darkest pits of hell. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Come all you coal miners, wherever you may be,
Listen to the story that I [A] relate to thee,
[Dm] I'm named as nothing extra, but the truth to [C] you I [G] tell,
_ [Dm] I am a coal miner, and [A] I'm sure I wish you [Dm] well. _
_ _ _ _ I was born in old Kentucky, in a coal camp born and bred,
I know about old beans, bulldog gravy, and cornbread,
I know how the miners work and slave in the coal [G] mines every [Em] day,
_ [Dm] For a dollar in the company [A] store, for that is all they [Dm] pay. _
_ _ _ _ _ Mining is the most dangerous work in our land today,
With plenty of dirty slaving work and very little pay.
Coal miners, won't you wake up and open [Em] your eyes and see
[Dm] What this dirty capitalist [A] system has done to you [D] and me.
_ _ _ _ _ Dear miners, [Dm] they will slave you till you can't work no more,
What will you get for your labor?
Put a dollar in the company [A] store,
A tumble-down shack you live in, snow and [G] rain pouring through the top,
[A] You have [Dm] to pay the company [A] rent, your payments never stop. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] They [Dm] take our very lifeblood, they take our children's lives,
Take fathers away from children, take husbands away from wives,
[D] Coal miners, won't you organize wherever [G] you may be,
_ [Dm] And make this a land of freedom [A] for workers like you and [D] me.
I _ _ _ _ am a [Dm] coal miner and I'm [G] sure I wish you well,
_ _ Let's sink this capitalist system [A]
to the darkest pits of hell. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _