Tom: D
D D7
Some blues are just blues, mine are the miner's blues,
G D
some blues are just blues, mine are the miner's blues.
A A7 D
My troubles are coming by threes and by twos.
D D7
Blues and more blues, it's the coal black blues,
G D
blues and more blues, it's the coal black blues.
A A7 D
Got coal in my hair, got coal in my shoes.
D D7
These blues are so blue, they are the coal black blues,
G D
these blues are so blue, they are the coal black blues.
A A7 D
For my place will cave in, and my life I will lose.
D D7
You say they are blues, these old miner's blues,
G D
you say they are blues, these old miner's blues.
A A7 D
Now I must have sharpened these picks that I use.
D D7
I'm out with these blues, dirty coal black blues,
G D
I'm out with these blues, dirty coal black blues.
A A7 D
We'll lay off tomorrow with the coal miner's blues.
