Coal Tattoo
Chuck RaganVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x2): , , , ,
Travelin down that coal town road.
Listenin to my rubber tires whine.
Goodbye to Buckeye and white Sycamore.
I'm leavin' you behind.
I've been coal miner all of my life.
Layin' down track in the hole.
Gotta back like an ironwood, bit by the wind.
Blood veins blue as the coal.
Blood veins blue as the coal.
Somebody said,
"That's a strange tattoo you have on the side of your head."
I said,
"That's the blueprint left by the coal.
A little more and I'd been dead.
Well, I love the rumble and I love the dark.
I love the cool of the shade,
And it's on down the new road, lookin for a job.
This travelin nook in my head. (Sometimes x2)
I stood for the union and walked in the line
And fought against the company.
I stood for the U. M. W. of A.
Now, whos gonna stand by me?
I've got no house and I got no job,
Just got a worried soul
And a blue tattoo on the side of my head
Left by the number nine coal.
Left by the number nine coal.
Some day when I'm dead and gone
To heaven, the land of my dreams.
I wont have to worry on losin my job,
On bad times and big machines.
I ain't gonna pay my money away
On dues or hospital plans.
I'm gonna cut coal where the blue heavens roll
And sing with the angel band.
And sing with the angel band.
And sing with the angel band.
And sing with the angel band.
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Readable chord sheet for Coal Tattoo by Chuck Ragan
x2): [Am], [C], [Am], [C],
[Am] [C] [G] [Am]
[Am]Travelin[C/G] down that coal to[Am]wn road.
[C]Listenin to[G] my rubber tires w[Am]hine.
[Am]Goodbye t[F]o Buckeye and whit[Am]e Sycamore.
[C]I'm leavin' [G]you behind. [Am]
[G]I've be[C]en coa[G]l miner a[C]ll of my[G] life. [C]
[G]Layin' [C]down t[G]rack in t[C]he ho[G]le. [C]
[F]Gotta back[Am] like an ironwood, bit by the w[G]ind.
[Am]Blood vei[C/G]ns blue as th[Am]e coal.
[F]Blood veins [C/G]blue as the c[Am]oal.
[Am]Somebody said, [C/G]
"That's a strange t[Am]attoo you have [C]on the s[G]ide of your hea[Am]d."
[Am]I said,
"That's[C] the blueprint left by t[Am]he coal.
[Am]A little m[G]ore and I'd b[C/G]een dead. [Am]
[Am]Well, I[G] love th[C]e rumbl[G]e and I love the [C]dark.
[G]I love[C] the co[G]ol of the s[C]hade,
A[C/G]nd it's on down th[Am]e new road, lookin for a j[C/G]ob.
Th[C]is travelin nook in m[G]y head. (Sometimes [Am]x2)
[Am]I stood for the unio[C/G]n and walked in[Am] the line
[C/G]And fought against t[Am]he company.
[Am]I stood f[C/G]or the U. M. W. of [Am]A.
[F]Now, whos go[C]nna stand by m[Am]e?
[C]I've got no house a[G]nd I got no job[C], [G]
[G]Just got a[C/G] worried soul [G]
[F]And a blue [C/G]tattoo on the [Am]side of my head
[F]Left by the[C/G] number nine co[Am]al.
[F]Left by the[C/G] number nine co[Am]al.
[Am]Some day when I'[C/G]m dead and gone[Am]
[G]To heaven, the land [C]of my dreams. [Am]
[Am]I wont have to wo[C]rry on losin my [Am]job,
On b[C]ad times and big mach[G]ines. [Am]
[C]I ain't gonna pay m[G]y money away [Am]
[G]On dues or hospita[C]l plans. [G]
[C]I'm gonna cut coa[Am]l where the blue heavens rol[C]l
[F]And sing with t[G]he angel ban[Am]d.
[F]And sing with th[G]e angel band[Am].
[F]And sing with th[G]e angel band[Am].
[F]And sing with th[G]e angel band[Am].