Coal Tattoo chords

[INTRO]
[Em]

[VERSE 1]
[Em]Travelin' down that [C]coal town [Em]road
L[G]istenin' to my [D]rubber tires [Em]whine
[Em]Goodbye to Buckeye and w[C]hite Syca[Em]more
I[G]'m leavin' [D]you be[Em]hind
[G]I've been a coal miner [D]all of my [Em]life
[Em]Layin' down [D]track in the [C]ho[D]le
Got a b[G]ack like an ironwood, [C]bent by the[G] wind
[Em]Blood veins [D]blue as the [Em]coal
[C]Blood veins [D]blue as the [Em]coal

[VERSE 2]
[Em]Somebody said, "That's a [C]strange ta[Em]ttoo
you [G]have on the [D]side of your [Em]head"
I [Em]said, "That's the blueprint [C]left by the [Em]coal
Just a [G]little more and [D]I'd be [Em]dead"
But [G]I love the rumble and [D]I love the [Em]dark
[Em]I love the [D]cool of the [C]sl[D]ate
But it's [G]on down the new road, [C]lookin' for a [G]job
This [C]travelin' and [D]lookin' I [Em]hate

[VERSE 3]
I've [Em]stood for the union, [C]walked in the [Em]line,
[G]fought against the [D]compan[Em]y
[Em]Stood for the U.M.[C]W. of [Em]A.
Now, [G]who's gonna [D]stand for [Em]me?
I've [G]got no house and I [D]got no [Em]pay,
[Em]just got a [D]worried [C]so[D]ul
And this [G]blue tattoo on the [C]side of my [G]head,
[Em]left by the [D]number nine [Em]coal
[C]Left by the [D]number nine [Em]coal

[VERSE 4]
[Em]Someday when I [C]die and [Em]go
to [G]heaven, the [D]land of my [Em]dreams
I [Em]won't have to worry on [C]losin' my [Em]job,
to [G]bad times or [D]big ma[Em]chines
I'm [G]not goin' to pay my [D]money a[Em]way
for [Em]dues or [D]hospital [C]pl[D]ans
I'm [G]gonna pick coal while the [C]blue heavens [G]roll
and [C]sing with the [D]angel [Em]band

[OUTRO]
I'm [G]not goin' to pay my [D]money a[Em]way
for [Em]dues or [D]hospital [C]pl[D]ans
I'm [G]gonna pick coal while [C]blue heavens [G]roll
and [Em]sing with the [D]angel [Em]band