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Coal Tattoo

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Kathy Mattea - Coal Tattoo
CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO: Am  
Travelling on down that coal town road
FListen to my Grubber tires Amwhine
Goodbye to Buckeye and White Sycamore
I'm Fleaving Gyou beAmhind
Oh, CI've been a coal miner Gall of my Clife
Laying down Gtrack in a FholGe__
Got a Amback like ironwood, bit by the wind
FBlood veins as Gblue as the Amcoal
FBlood veins as Gblue as the Amcoal
INTERLUDE:       Am    F    G  Am  
Well, somebody said, "That's a strange tattoo
You Fhave on the Gside of your Amhead."
I said, "That's a blue mark left by the coal
A Flittle more and GI'd have been Amdead
Oh, CI love the rumble and GI love the Cdark
Lord, I love the Gcool of the FsleGd__
But it's Amgoing down that blue road, looking for a job
FTravelling and Glooking aAmhead
FTravelling and Glooking aAmhead
INSTRUMENTAL:       Am    F    G        Am    F    G     Am  
              C   G  C   G  F  G    Am    F  G  Am   F  G  Am
Some day when I'm dead and gone
To Fheaven, the Gland of my Amdreams
I won't have to worry about losing my job
To Fbad times Gand big maAmchines
Oh, I've Cgot no house, lord, I've Ggot no Cjob
Just got a Gworried FsouGl___
And a Amblue tattoo on the side of my head
FLeft by the Gnumber nine Amcoal
FLeft by the Gnumber nine Amcoal
OUTRO:    (## fade to end ##)
        Am      F  G  Am      F  G  Am
        C   G  C   G  F  G    Am    F  G  Am   F  G  Am

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Coal Tattoo

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Kathy Mattea - Coal Tattoo

CAPO: 1st Fret

INTRO:

Travelling on down that coal town road

F G Am

Listen to my rubber tires whine

Goodbye to Buckeye and White Sycamore

F G Am

I'm leaving you behind

C G C

Oh, I've been a coal miner all of my life

G F G

Laying down track in a hole__

Got a back like ironwood, bit by the wind

F G Am

Blood veins as blue as the coal

F G Am

Blood veins as blue as the coal

Am F G Am

INTERLUDE:

Well, somebody said, "That's a strange tattoo

F G Am

You have on the side of your head."

I said, "That's a blue mark left by the coal

F G Am

A little more and I'd have been dead

C G C

Oh, I love the rumble and I love the dark

G F G

Lord, I love the cool of the sled__

But it's going down that blue road, looking for a job

F G Am

Travelling and looking ahead

F G Am

Travelling and looking ahead

Am F G Am F G Am

INSTRUMENTAL:

C G C G F G Am F G Am F G Am

Some day when I'm dead and gone

F G Am

To heaven, the land of my dreams

I won't have to worry about losing my job

F G Am

To bad times and big machines

C G C

Oh, I've got no house, lord, I've got no job

G F G

Just got a worried soul___

And a blue tattoo on the side of my head

F G Am

Left by the number nine coal

F G Am

Left by the number nine coal

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

Am F G Am F G Am

C G C G F G Am F G Am F G Am

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