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[Intro 2] (Repeat 'till Verse)
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[Verse 1]
G C* G* G
I'm a black lung miner from East Tennessee,
G D D
raised my family on cold dust and beans.
G C* Em
That old black lung's got me, no life left in me,
Am G Am C G
hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie.
[Verse 2]
G C* G G
For twenty-five years I've worked in the mines,
G G* D D
where the earth is as black as a cold winter's night.
G C* Em
There's millions in the ground, not a penny for me,
Am G Am C G G
hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie.
[Verse 3]
G C* G* G
I've loved all my children, six sons of mine,
G D D
I pray that they never have to work in the mine.
G C* Em
For the black lung will get them, they'll die just like me,
Am G Am C G
hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie.
[Interlude]
G C* G* G
G D D
G C* Em
Am G Am C G G G*
[Verse 4]
G C* G
There's frost on the ground, ice in the trees,
G D D
the air is so heavy I can't hardly breathe.
G C* Em
For the old black lung's got me and soon I'll be free,
Am G Am C G
hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie,
G Am C G G
hang my lantern in the window, give my love to Marie.
