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Coal Tattoo by Jim Croce
Coal Tattoo
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:2nd fret
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em C Em
Travelin' down that coal town road
G D Em
Listenin' to my steel wheels whine;
Em C Em
Goodbye to buckeye and white sycamore
G C Em
I'm leavin' you behind
G D Em
I've been a coal man all my life
Em D C D
Layin' down tracks in the hole
G C G
Got a back like an ironwood Bent by the wind
Em D Em
Blood veins blue as the coal
C D Em
Blood veins blue as the coal
[Verse 2]
Em C Em
Somebody said "That's a strange tattoo
G D Em
You have on the side of your head"
Em C Em
I said "That's the mark of the number nine coal
G D Em
A little more and I'd be dead"
G D Em
Still I love the rumble and I love the dark
Em D C D
I love the cool of the slate
G C G
But it's back down the road I go, lookin' for a job
Em D Em
It's travelin' and runnin' I hate
G D Em
It's travelin' and runnin' I hate
[Verse 3]
Em C Em
Someday when I die and to Heaven I go
G D Em
To Heaven the land of my dreams
Em C Em
I won't have to worry about losin' my job
G D Em
To bad times and big machines
G D Em
Still I've got no job and I've got no pay
Em D C D
Just got worrying Soul
G C Em
And these blue tattoo on the side of my head
C D Em
Left by the number nine coal
C D Em
Left by the number nine coal
C D Em
Left by the number nine coal
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