Down in the Mine- Dierks Bentley
Capo 2

G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)         GHere (320003@1)in Harlan County, the choices are Few
G (320003@1)                 Em (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)       CTo (x32010@1)keep food on the table and the babies in shoes
G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)You can grow marijuana way back in the pines
G (320003@1)             Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)        COr (x32010@1)work for the man down in the mine

G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)        GYou (320003@1)never forget your first day in the hole 
G (320003@1)                   Em (022000@1)             D (xx0232@1)             CThere's (x32010@1)a pit in your stomach and your mouth's full of coal 
G (320003@1)                              C (x32010@1)          GThere's (320003@1)no turning back once you make up your mind 
G (320003@1)                 Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D          CAs (x32010@1)the cart rattles on down in the mine 

Chorus: 
C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)                      Em (022000@1)Way down in the mine, your tears turn to mud
			 C (x32010@1)	      G (320003@1)	
And you can't catch your breath for the dust in your lungs 
                  D (xx0232@1)                      Em (022000@1) CLoading (x32010@1)hillbilly gold where the sun never shines
C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)          GTwelve (320003@1)hours a day, diggin' your grave
    D (xx0232@1)         GWay (320003@1)down in the mine

G (320003@1)                              C (x32010@1)         GWell (320003@1)the old timers talk but you just don't believe
G (320003@1)              Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1)          CIt (x32010@1)can all go to hell at two thousand feet
G (320003@1)                          C (x32010@1)        GLife (320003@1)sways in the balance of nature and time 
G (320003@1)             Em (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)fate has no mercy down in the mine

G (320003@1)                            C (x32010@1)                  GThe (320003@1)news spreads like fire and burned through those hills
G (320003@1)             Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)          CHopes (x32010@1)were held high but five men got killed
G (320003@1)                            C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)
On the wings of canaries, your soul surely flies
G (320003@1)                    Em (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)While your bones spend eternity down in the mine

Chorus: 
C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)                      Em (022000@1)Way down in the mine, your tears turn to mud
			 C (x32010@1)	      G (320003@1)	
And you can't catch your breath for the dust in your lungs 
                  D (xx0232@1)                      Em (022000@1) CLoading (x32010@1)hillbilly gold where the sun never shines
C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)          GTwelve (320003@1)hours a day, diggin' your grave
    D (xx0232@1)         GWay (320003@1)down in the mine

G (320003@1)                                          C (x32010@1)     GSo (320003@1)take a flask from your crib can can and a pull of moonshine
G (320003@1)                       Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)say a prayer for them boys down in the mine

ttwnsend 06-10