Chord Down In The Mine by Dierks Bentley

down in the mine - dierks bentley capo 2 G C G here in harlan county , the choices are few G Em D C to keep food on the table and the babies in shoes G C G you can grow marijuana way back in the pines G Em D C or work for the man down in the mine G C G you never forget your first day in the hole G Em D C there’s a pit in your stomach and your mouth’s full of coal G C G there’s no turning back once you make up your mind G Em D C as the cart rattles on down in the mine chorus : C D Em way down in the mine , your tears turn to mud C G and you can’t catch your breath for the dust in your lungs D Em C loading hillbilly gold where the sun never shines C G C G twelve hours a day , diggin’ your grave D G way down in the mine G C G well the old timers talk but you just don’t believe G Em D C it can all go to hell at two thousand feet G C G life sways in the balance of nature and time G Em D C and fate has no mercy down in the mine G C G the news spreads like fire and burned through those hills G Em D C hopes were held high but five men got killed G C G on the wings of canaries , your soul surely flies G Em D C while your bones spend eternity down in the mine chorus : C D Em way down in the mine , your tears turn to mud C G and you can’t catch your breath for the dust in your lungs D Em C loading hillbilly gold where the sun never shines C G C G twelve hours a day , diggin’ your grave D G way down in the mine G C G so take a flask from your crib can can and a pull of moonshine G Em D C and say a prayer for them boys down in the mine ttwnsend 06 - 10