Coalmine

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Intro: C F C C G C 
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
 
C               F      C 
Shotgun houses, shanty shacks  
 
C                          G        C 
Countin' those ties on the railroad track  
 
C                      F      C 
Thirty-four more, it's almost time  
 
C              G 
To see my baby walking out of that  
C         F            C 
Coalmine, covered with dust  
 
C                  G       C 
T-shirt tired, all muscled up  
 
C         F       C 
All mine, head to toe  
 
C                 G        C 
Come on, come on, whistle, blow  
 
C               F       C 
I can't wait to get him home  
 
C                                G      C 
Ain't gonna have nothing but the supper on  
 
C                            F 
Gonna keep him busy 'til its time  
 
 
G                            C 
He goes back to that coalmine 
 
Verse 2: 
 
C                    F       C 
Some girls like them gussied up  
 
C                G      C 
Wearing all that smelly stuff  
 
C                     F        C 
To me there's nothing quite so fine  
 
C         G  
As my man standing in front of that  
 
 
 
(2nd Chorus:)  
 
C         F            C 
Coalmine, covered with dust  
 
C                 G       C 
T-shirt tied, all muscled up  
 
C         F       C 
All mine, head to toe  
 
C                G        C 
Come on, come on whistle, blow  
 
C                 F          C  
Power's out, well that's all right  
 
C                    G       C 
We'll make love by a miner's light  
 
C                            F 
Gonna keep him busy 'til its time  
 
G                             C 
He goes back to that coalmine  
 
 
Verse 3: 
 
C               F      C 
Shotgun houses, shanty shacks  
 
C                          G        C 
Countin' those ties on the railroad track  
 
C                   F      C 
Just two more, it's almost time  
 
C              G 
To see my baby walking out of that  
 
 
(3rd Chorus:)  
 
C         F            C 
Coalmine, covered with dust  
 
C                 G       C 
T-shirt tied, all muscled up  
 
C         F       C 
All mine, head to toe  
 
C                G        C 
Come on, come on whistle, blow  
 
C                   F        C 
Don't want no white-collared man  
 
C                G         C 
Midnight, I like calloused hands  
 
C                        F 
To keep me busy 'til its time  
 
G                             C 
He goes back to that coalmine  
 
Verse 4: 
 
C         F            C 
Coalmine, covered with dust  
 
C                 G       C 
T-shirt tied, all muscled up  
 
C         F       C 
All mine, head to toe  
 
C                G        C 
Come on, come on whistle, blow 
 
 
C               F       C  
I can't wait to get him home  
 
      C                          G      C 
Ain't gonna have nothing but the supper on  
 
C                 F          C 
Power's out, well that's all right  
 
C                    G       C 
We'll make love by a miner's light  
 
C                   F        C 
Don't want no white-collared man  
 
C                G         C 
Midnight, I live calloused hands 
 
C               F       C  
I can't wait to get him home  
 
      C                          G      C 
Ain't gonna have nothing but the supper on 
 
C                 F          C 
Power's out, well that's all right  
 
C                    G       C 
We'll make love by a miner's light  
 
C                   F        C 
Don't want no white-collared man  
 
C                G         C 
Midnight, I live calloused hands 
 
C                        F 
To keep me busy 'til its time  
 
G                             C 
He goes back to that coalmine