Capo3 Intro: C5 , E5 (quick), A5 , F5 (quick), repeat C5 F5 A5 I spend all my days, going down to the mine G5 G5 F5 E5 Under the ground, where the sun never shines C5 F5 A5 I'm breaking my back, I put heat in your house G5 G5 F5 I've got the roar of a lion, but the breath of a mouse F5 G5 * I'm black on my hands, I'm black on my shoes D5 F5 Black on my heart from these coal mining blues F5 G5 I'm black on my hands, I'm black on my shoes D5 F5 F5 E5 * Ashes to dust, from these coal mining blues The man in the mirror, looks nothing like me Just a wearing reminder of what I used to be Sunken red eyes, lines in my face This tired old man, has taken my place Black on my hands, Black on my shoes Black on my heart, from these coal mining blues Black on my hands, Black on my shoes Black on my heart, from these coal mining blues Guitar Solo -same as Intro I can't fall asleep for the dreams that may come Of when the walls cave in and the cold fills my lungs If live is a blessing than please let it be That someday Gods light will give these pour souls relief I'm black on my hands, I'm black on my shoes Black on my heart from these coal mining blues I'm black on my hands, I'm black on my shoes Ashes to dust, from these coal mining blues Ashes to dust, from these coal mining blues G* Hammer (H) and pulloff (P)on the E note 4th string then Hammer back on the B note 5th , Then H and P the C(2nd) and E(4th) at the same time, back to G for final beat. Listen to a live version on Youtube for timing. There are a number of versions on line where he leaves out some of the repeats in the chorus. If you ever get a chance to see Matt live don't pass it up...he's mind blowing. C5 x32020 E5 020000 A5 x02210 F5 xx3210 G5 320003 F5 x33210 E5 * 020033
