Coal Miner's Daughter Chords by Loretta Lynn
- Key: A
- BPM: 136
- Capo: no capo
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COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] D A D G D ■ ■ ■ Well I was borned a coal miner's daughter E A In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler [Verse] D We were poor but we had love G D That's the one thing that daddy made sure of A D He shoveled coal to make a poor man's dollar G D My daddy worked all night in the Van Lear coal mines E A All day long in the field a hoin' corn D Mommy rocked the babies at night G D And read the Bible by the coal oil light A7 D Bb And ever' thing would start all over come break of morn' ■ Eb Ab Eb Daddy loved and raised eight kids on a miner's pay F Bb F7 Bb Mommy scrubbed our clothes on a washboard every day ■ ■ Eb Why I've seen her fingers bleed Ab Eb To complain there was no need Bb Eb She'd smile in mommy's understanding way Ab Eb In the summertime we didn't have shoes to wear F Bb7 But in the wintertime we'd all get a brand new pair [Chorus] Eb From a mail order catalog Ab Eb Money made from selling a hog Bb7 Daddy always managed to get the money somewhere E A E Yeah I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter Gb B I remember well the well where I drew water E The work we done was hard A E At night we'd sleep 'cause we were tired B E I never thought of ever leaving Butcher Holler A E Well a lot of things have changed since a way back then Gb7 B B7 And it's so good to be back home again ■ E A E Not much left but the floor nothing lives here anymore B E Except the memories of a coal miner's daughter [End]