Tom: C
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[Verse 1]
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When I was a curly headed baby,
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my daddy sat me down upon his knee.
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He said, "Boy, you go to school and learn your letters,
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don't you be a dirty miner like me."
[Chorus]
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I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow,
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coal cars rambled past my door,
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Now they're standing in an rusty row all empty,
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and the L & N don't stop here anymore.
[Verse 2]
F G
Well, I used to think my daddy was a black man,
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with script enough to buy the company store.
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Now he goes downtown with his pockets empty,
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and his face is white as the February snow.
[Chorus]
F G
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow,
F G
coal cars rambled past my door,
F G
Now they're standing in an rusty row all empty,
Dm G
and the L & N don't stop here anymore.
[Instrumental]
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| G F | G |
| G F | G |
| Dm | G |
| Dm | G |
| Dm | G |
[Verse 3]
G F G
Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard
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to draw my pay just like I’d done before.
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Them ol' kudzu vines were coming through the window,
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and the weeds and grass were growing through the floor.
[Chorus]
F G
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow,
F G
coal cars rambled past my door,
F G
Now they're standing in a rusty row all empty,
Dm G
and the L & N don't stop here anymore.
[Outro]
Dm G
And the L & N don't stop here anymore.
