Tom: E
E A
I'm going down to Charleston
E A
Through the shadow of the mountain this road winds
E A
Through closed-up towns, forgotten dreams, and welcome signs
C#m B A
Fading far behind
E
Coal Country
[Verse 2]
E A
I'm thankful for the sons who died
E A
Who didn't back down from a Federal fight
E A
Where the lead lies still and the smoke still rises
C#m B A
On the Blair mountainside
E
Coal Country
[Chorus]
A E
It put a roof over my head
B C#m
And the armor on the tanks in Normandy
B A E
The lights shone bright in the hands of its care
B C#m
From the western skies to Washington, D.C
B A E
Now it lies broken, high, and cold
B C#m B A
In its grave of Appalachian stone
E
Coal Country
[Verse 3]
E B A
Now we don't need tokens to a company store
E B A
That's what government stamps and codeine's for
E B A
We may have won a few battles but we lost the war
C#m B A
Now we're slaves and poor
E
Coal Country
[Chorus]
A E
It put a roof over my head
B C#m
And the armor on the tanks in Normandy
B A E
The lights shone bright in the hands of its care
B C#m
From the western skies to Washington, D.C
B A E
Now it lies broken, high, and cold
B C#m B A
In its grave of Appalachian stone
E
Coal Country
