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[Intro]
C  G  F  C
C  G  F  C
C  G  F  C
F  C  G  G
[Verse 1]
I Cwent to the Gfuneral of Fmy old man toCday
The Curn that he came Ghome in was a Fcharcoal shade of Cgrey
CHe wanted his Gashes spread across the Fprairies of the USCA
'Cause he Cloved John Wayne, the GAmerican dream but he
Fnever made it out that Cway
CSpent his whole damn life Gworking for the man at the
Fpower plant driving Ccoal
He Cshoveled that shit from a Gmountain high and that
Fmountain broke his Csoul
[Bridge]
He was Fdriving coal when I was Cborn
CAnd he Fdrove it until he was Cgone
Cand the Fonly time he hit me was when I asked him
Ffor a Gjob - driving Amcoal
[Chorus]
And that Fcoal Gmountain blocks the Amsun from my winFdow
FStanding in the horiGzon so stern and Amstrong
The Fcoal Gmountain, within five Ammiles of it nothing Fgrows
FI've lived in the shadow of that Gmountain all my Amlife
All my Glife
[Verse 2]
Now the Cservice it was Gsimple just the Fkind he would have Cliked
And CMama wept as she Gread those words about
the Fdying of the Clight
CThat same night the Gsnow came down and for
a Fmoment it was all Cwhite
But the Cash in the air turns Geverything here
Fgrey like that mountaiCnside
[Bridge]
FAnd when we got to who gets Cwhat
It Fsure turned ugly eCnough
FOne grey morning Mama left the house in her Grobe
- and she never came Amhome
[Chorus]
And that Fcoal Gmountain blocks the Amsun from my winFdow
FStanding in the horiGzon so stern and Amstrong
The Fcoal Gmountain, within five Ammiles of it nothing Fgrows
FI've lived in the shadow of that Gmountain all my Amlife
All my Glife
[Solo]
C  G  F  C
C  G  F  C
[Verse 3]
His Cashes never Gmade it to Fprairies of the USCA
CVisas are a Gnightmare and getting Fharder every Cday
[Bridge]
Instead I Fwent in the dead of Cnight
Buried the Furn in the mountain Cside
Said: "FHere it stops", poured some whiskey on top
and left them Gboth - I left them both beAmhind
[Chorus]
And the Fcoal Gmountain blocks the Ammoonlight from the Froad
FDisappearing in the Ghorizon as I Amgo
The Fcoal Gmountain, within five Ammiles of it nothing Fgrows
FI won't live in its Gshadow for a moment Ammore
FI won't live in its Gshadow for a moment Cmore

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Coal Mountain

by Eden Prairie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C G F C

F C G G

[Verse 1]

C G F C

I went to the funeral of my old man today

C G F C

The urn that he came home in was a charcoal shade of grey

C G F C

He wanted his ashes spread across the prairies of the USA

C G

'Cause he loved John Wayne, the American dream but he

F C

never made it out that way

C G

Spent his whole damn life working for the man at the

F C

power plant driving coal

C G

He shoveled that shit from a mountain high and that

F C

mountain broke his soul

[Bridge]

F C

He was driving coal when I was born

C F C

And he drove it until he was gone

C F

and the only time he hit me was when I asked him

F G Am

for a job - driving coal

[Chorus]

F G Am F

And that coal mountain blocks the sun from my window

F G Am

Standing in the horizon so stern and strong

F G Am F

The coal mountain, within five miles of it nothing grows

F G Am

I've lived in the shadow of that mountain all my life

All my life

[Verse 2]

C G F C

Now the service it was simple just the kind he would have liked

C G

And Mama wept as she read those words about

F C

the dying of the light

C G

That same night the snow came down and for

F C

a moment it was all white

C G

But the ash in the air turns everything here

F C

grey like that mountainside

[Bridge]

F C

And when we got to who gets what

F C

It sure turned ugly enough

F G

One grey morning Mama left the house in her robe

- and she never came home

[Chorus]

F G Am F

And that coal mountain blocks the sun from my window

F G Am

Standing in the horizon so stern and strong

F G Am F

The coal mountain, within five miles of it nothing grows

F G Am

I've lived in the shadow of that mountain all my life

All my life

[Solo]

C G F C

[Verse 3]

C G F C

His ashes never made it to prairies of the USA

C G F C

Visas are a nightmare and getting harder every day

[Bridge]

F C

Instead I went in the dead of night

F C

Buried the urn in the mountain side

Said: "Here it stops", poured some whiskey on top

G Am

and left them both - I left them both behind

[Chorus]

F G Am F

And the coal mountain blocks the moonlight from the road

F G Am

Disappearing in the horizon as I go

F G Am F

The coal mountain, within five miles of it nothing grows

F G Am

I won't live in its shadow for a moment more

F G C

I won't live in its shadow for a moment more

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