Chords with lyrics
Verse:
G+G FF G+G
When I was a curly headed baby,
FF G+G
my daddy sat me down upon his knee.
FF G+G
He said, "Boy, you go to school and learn your letters,
D MajorD G+G
don't you be a dirty miner like me."
Chorus:
FF G+G
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow,
FF G+G
coal cars rambled past my door,
FF G+G
Now they're standing in an rusty row all empty,
D MajorD G+G
and the L & N don't stop here anymore.
Verse 2:
FF G+G
Well, I used to think my daddy was a black man,
FF G+G
with script enough to buy the company store.
FF G+G
Now he goes downtown with his pockets empty,
D MajorD G+G
and his face is white as the February snow.
Chorus:
FF G+G
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow,
FF G+G
coal cars rambled past my door,
FF G+G
Now they're standing in an rusty row all empty,
D MajorD G+G
and the L & N don't stop here anymore.
Instrumental:
(G+G FF G+G G+G FF G+G D MajorD G+G)
Verse 3:
G+G FF G+G
Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard
FF G+G
to draw my pay just like I’d done before.
FF G+G
Them ol' kudzu vines were coming through the window,
D MajorD G+G
and the weeds and grass were growing through the floor.
Chorus:
FF G+G
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow,
FF G+G
coal cars rambled past my door,
FF G+G
Now they're standing in a rusty row all empty,
D MajorD G+G
and the L & N don't stop here anymore.
D MajorD G+G