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Kathy Mattea - Lawrence Jones
INTRO:  Am7       Am   Am7  Am  
Well, the night is as thick as silence
You can't Ccut it Gwith a Amknife
A man lies in the hospital
CDraining Gout his Amlife
The trucks are on the back road
In the Cdark the Gheadlights Amshine
'Cause there's one man dead
On that CHarlan GCounty Amline
Oh, anger, like poison
Is Ceating Gat your Amsoul
Your thoughts are loud as gunfire
Your Cface as Ghard as Amcoal
Bitterness, like buckshot
ExCplodes inGside your Ammind
And there's one man dead
On that CHarlan GCounty AmlineAm7  Am  
Oh, a miner's life is fragile
It could Cshatter Gjust like Amice
But those who bear the struggle
Have Calways Gpaid the Amprice
There's blood upon the contract
Like CvineGgar in Amwine
And there's one man dead
On that CHarlan GCounty AmlineAm7  Am  
From the river bridge at Highsplint
To the CBrookside Grailroad Amtrack
You can feel the long strake building
That can Cnever Gbe turned Amback
The dead go forward with us
Not Cone is Gleft beAmhind
'Cause there's one man dead
On that CHarlan GCounty Amline
Well, the night is as cold as iron
You can Cfeel it Gin your Ambones
It settles like a shroud upon
The Cgrave of GLawrence AmJones
The graveyard shift is walking
From the Cbathhouse inGto the Ammine
And there's one man dead
On that CHarlan GCounty Amline
One man dead
On that CHarlan GCounty Amline
One miner dead
On that CHarlan GCounty Amline

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Lawrence Jones

by Kathy Mattea

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Am7

Kathy Mattea - Lawrence Jones

Am7 Am Am7 Am

INTRO:

Well, the night is as thick as silence

C G Am

You can't cut it with a knife

A man lies in the hospital

C G Am

Draining out his life

The trucks are on the back road

C G Am

In the dark the headlights shine

'Cause there's one man dead

C G Am

On that Harlan County line

Oh, anger, like poison

C G Am

Is eating at your soul

Your thoughts are loud as gunfire

C G Am

Your face as hard as coal

Bitterness, like buckshot

C G Am

Explodes inside your mind

And there's one man dead

C G Am Am7 Am

On that Harlan County line

Oh, a miner's life is fragile

C G Am

It could shatter just like ice

But those who bear the struggle

C G Am

Have always paid the price

There's blood upon the contract

C G Am

Like vinegar in wine

And there's one man dead

C G Am Am7 Am

On that Harlan County line

From the river bridge at Highsplint

C G Am

To the Brookside railroad track

You can feel the long strake building

C G Am

That can never be turned back

The dead go forward with us

C G Am

Not one is left behind

'Cause there's one man dead

C G Am

On that Harlan County line

Well, the night is as cold as iron

C G Am

You can feel it in your bones

It settles like a shroud upon

C G Am

The grave of Lawrence Jones

The graveyard shift is walking

C G Am

From the bathhouse into the mine

And there's one man dead

C G Am

On that Harlan County line

One man dead

C G Am

On that Harlan County line

One miner dead

C G Am

On that Harlan County line

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