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Mining For Coal

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(Matraca Berg/Ronnie Samoset)
[Intro] 
C  C  C  C
[Verse 1]
CI've searched the world over all of my life
Just Flooking for something
To make my love Cshine
Like a candle that burns in the night
FBut I came up with nothing
Till I looked in your Geyes
FDeeper and deeper Ginside
[Chorus]
And Call of the Gtreasures
I Ffound in your soul
Was like Amfinding a diamondF  
When you're mining for CcoGalF  F  
[Verse 2]
CI've been a fool for glitter and gold
And Fwomen that sparkle shiny and Ccold 
Like a statue carved out of ice
They Fshimmer like tinsel
On a blue Christmas Gnight
FBut they never were quite so Gbright
[Chorus]
As Call of the tGreasures
ThFat loving you holds
It's like Amfinding a diamondF  
When you're mining for CcoGalF  F  
[Bridge]
I Gwas a miner
And you Fwere a rock in the Cdust
But yDou became flawless
When you were you polished by Glove
[Chorus]
And Cwhen I fGound you
I Flost all control
I fAmound me a Fdiamond
Just mining for Ccoal
And Cwhen I fGound you
I Flost all control
I fAmound me a Fdiamond
Just mining for CcoGalF  F  C  

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Mining For Coal

by Randy Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(Matraca Berg/Ronnie Samoset)

[Intro]

C C C C

[Verse 1]

I've searched the world over all of my life

Just looking for something

To make my love shine

Like a candle that burns in the night

But I came up with nothing

Till I looked in your eyes

F G

Deeper and deeper inside

[Chorus]

C G

And all of the treasures

I found in your soul

Am F

Was like finding a diamond

C G F F

When you're mining for coal

[Verse 2]

I've been a fool for glitter and gold

F C

And women that sparkle shiny and cold

Like a statue carved out of ice

They shimmer like tinsel

On a blue Christmas night

F G

But they never were quite so bright

[Chorus]

C G

As all of the treasures

That loving you holds

Am F

It's like finding a diamond

C G F F

When you're mining for coal

[Bridge]

I was a miner

F C

And you were a rock in the dust

But you became flawless

When you were you polished by love

[Chorus]

C G

And when I found you

I lost all control

Am F

I found me a diamond

Just mining for coal

C G

And when I found you

I lost all control

Am F

I found me a diamond

C G F F C

Just mining for coal

About Mining For Coal Chords by Randy Travis

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