[Verse 1]
C F
I'm going down to Charleston
C F
Through the shadow of the mountain this road winds
C F
Through closed-up towns, forgotten dreams, and welcome signs
Am G F
Fading far behind
C
Coal Country
[Verse 2]
C F
I'm thankful for the sons who died
C F
Who didn't back down from a Federal fight
C F
Where the lead lies still and the smoke still rises
Am G F
On the Blair mountainside
C
Coal Country
[Chorus]
F C
It put a roof over my head
G Am
And the armor on the tanks in Normandy
G F C
The lights shone bright in the hands of its care
G Am
From the western skies to Washington, D.C
G F C
Now it lies broken, high, and cold
G Am G F
In its grave of Appalachian stone
C
Coal Country
[Verse 3]
C G F
Now we don't need tokens to a company store
C G F
That's what government stamps and codeine's for
C G F
We may have won a few battles but we lost the war
Am G F
Now we're slaves and poor
C
Coal Country
[Chorus]
F C
It put a roof over my head
G Am
And the armor on the tanks in Normandy
G F C
The lights shone bright in the hands of its care
G Am
From the western skies to Washington, D.C
G F C
Now it lies broken, high, and cold
G Am G F
In its grave of Appalachian stone
C
Coal Country
Tags: easy guitar chords, song lyrics, Charles Wesley Godwin
