Written by Dwight Yoakam
Intro: D G D G D A D A D G D G It's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones, D Yeah the grief is strong, A D A For the man that's gone. D G D G And at the grave his woman cries and she moans, D A D 'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones. C G D The six children he raised are all weepin', C G D For this soft-spoken mountain man. C G D G That fed 'em with the money he earned in those black mines, D A D And the food he could raise with his hands. G D G 'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones, D Yeah the grief is strong, A D A For the man that's gone. D G D G And at the grave his woman cries and she moans, D A D 'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones. C G D Though the world knew nothing of his wisdom, C G D Or the honest and simple things he did. C G D G There's some folks cryin' on this hillside today, D A D That know about the humble way he lived. G D G 'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones, D Yeah the grief is strong, A D A For the man that's gone. D G D G And at the grave his woman cries and she moans, D A D 'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones. Instrumental D G D G D A D C G D Now this house in the holler stands empty, C G D Though his presence in my memory is plain. C G D G You know I'd swear that I just saw him walking up that hill, D G D I guess this place won't never be the same. G D G 'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County Mr. Jones, D Yeah the grief is strong, A D A For the man that's gone. D G D G And at the grave his woman cries and she moans, D A D 'Cause its a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones.