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Kathy Mattea - Blue Diamond Mines
INTRO:     G      F    G    F  G  
I remember the ways in the Fbygone days
When Gwe were Fin our Gprime
When us and John L give the Fold man hell
Down Gin the Blue FDiamond GMine
Well, the whistle blowed as the Frooster crow
Two Ghours beFfore dayGlight
When a man done his best and he's Fearned his good rest
Paid Gseventeen Fdollars a Gnight
CHORUS:
In the mines in the Fmines
In the GBlue Diamond CMines
I Gworked my Flife aGway
In the mines in the Fmines
In the GBlue Diamond CMines
Oh, Gfall on your Fknees and Gpray
INTERLUDE:   G    F    G      C  G  
You old black gold, you've Ftaken my lung
And your Gdust has Fdarkened my Ghome
And now that we're old, you're Fturning your back
Where Gelse can an Fold miner Ggo
Well, it's Algoma Block and it's FBig Leather Woods
And Gnow its Blue FDiamond Gtoo
Well, the pits are all closed, better Fget another job
What Gelse can an Fold miner Gdo?
CHORUS:
In the mines in the Fmines
In the GBlue Diamond CMines
I Gworked my Flife aGway
In the mines in the Fmines
In the GBlue Diamond CMines
Oh, Gfall on your Fknees and Gpray
INTERLUDE:   G    F    G      C  G  
John L had a dream, but it's bFroken it seems
GMining has Fhad it's Gday
But they're stripping off my Fmountain top
And they Gpay me eight Fdollars a Gday
You might get a little poke of Fwelfare meal 
A Glittle poke of Fwelfare Gflour 
But I tell you right now, you won't Fqualify 
'Til you Gwork for a Fquarter an Ghour 
CHORUS:
In the mines in the Fmines
In the GBlue Diamond CMines
I Gworked my Flife aGway
In the mines in the Fmines
In the GBlue Diamond CMines
Oh, Gfall on your Fknees and Gpray
OUTRO:   G    F    G      C  G  

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Blue Diamond Mines

by Kathy Mattea

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Kathy Mattea - Blue Diamond Mines

G F G F G

INTRO:

I remember the ways in the bygone days

G F G

When we were in our prime

When us and John L give the old man hell

G F G

Down in the Blue Diamond Mine

Well, the whistle blowed as the rooster crow

G F G

Two hours before daylight

When a man done his best and he's earned his good rest

G F G

Paid seventeen dollars a night

CHORUS:

In the mines in the mines

G C

In the Blue Diamond Mines

G F G

I worked my life away

In the mines in the mines

G C

In the Blue Diamond Mines

G F G

Oh, fall on your knees and pray

G F G C G

INTERLUDE:

You old black gold, you've taken my lung

G F G

And your dust has darkened my home

And now that we're old, you're turning your back

G F G

Where else can an old miner go

Well, it's Algoma Block and it's Big Leather Woods

G F G

And now its Blue Diamond too

Well, the pits are all closed, better get another job

G F G

What else can an old miner do?

CHORUS:

In the mines in the mines

G C

In the Blue Diamond Mines

G F G

I worked my life away

In the mines in the mines

G C

In the Blue Diamond Mines

G F G

Oh, fall on your knees and pray

G F G C G

INTERLUDE:

John L had a dream, but it's broken it seems

G F G

Mining has had it's day

But they're stripping off my mountain top

G F G

And they pay me eight dollars a day

You might get a little poke of welfare meal

G F G

A little poke of welfare flour

But I tell you right now, you won't qualify

G F G

'Til you work for a quarter an hour

CHORUS:

In the mines in the mines

G C

In the Blue Diamond Mines

G F G

I worked my life away

In the mines in the mines

G C

In the Blue Diamond Mines

G F G

Oh, fall on your knees and pray

G F G C G

OUTRO:

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