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Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: G F C G E ------------- B ------------- G -----0------- D -0h2---2----- A ------------- E ---------3-3- G F C G G F C G G F C G Verse: G F The King of Coal Dust County C G Drives a silver Coupe de Ville G He's got the biggest house F In all of East Kentucky C G At the top of Flat Gap Hill
G F He don't work for nobody C G Everybody works for him G F And nobody asks no questions C G 'Cause everybody's cashing in [Instrumental] G F C G Verse: G F The King of Coal Dust County C G Grew up with holes in his shoes G F And when you come from nothin' C G Yeah, you got nothin' to lose G F He's got diamonds on his Rolex C G And a houseboat on the lake G F Ain't nothin' like a rich hillbilly C G Who thinks laws are made to break Chorus: D Some folks call him the devil Em C Some folks say he's a saint D He can rock you like a baby Em D C Or bite you like a copperhead snake [Instrumental] G F C G G F C G Verse: G F The King of Coal Dust County C G Was washin' money in his tanning salon G F 'Til one day a boy from the bureau C Bb Came in with a wire on F G F They had everything they needed C G To lock him up in the big sandy pen G But when they came to catch F The King of Coal Dust County C G Nobody ever turned him in Chorus: D Some folks call him the devil Em C Some folks say he's a saint D Robin Hood of the mountains Em D C G Wanted in all 50 staaates [Instrumental] G F C G G F C G Verse: G F Some say he's on an island C G Or hiding at a deep well mine G F I heard tales that the federale C G Lost him crossing the Mexico line G F Yeah, the King of Coal Dust County C G He didn't leave a single clue G F I guess when you come from nothing C N.C. G Yeah, you got nothin' to lose [Instrumental] G F C G Outro: G F C G The King of Coal Dust County G F C G Yeah, the King of Coal Dust County G F C G He was the King of Coal Dust County
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