Steve Earle – Devil Put The Coal In The Ground (Guitar)
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"Devil Put the Coal in the Ground"
by Steve Earle
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G Well the devil put the coal in the ground G [tab]F C Buried it deep, it'll never be found C G Devil put the coal in the ground
[Verse 2]
G Said that'll be a diamond some day G That'll be a diamond some day F C You'll be long gone, and dead either way C G That'll be a diamond some day
[Chorus]
G Well the devil put the coal in the ground G Devil put the coal in the ground F C Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down C G Devil put the coal in the ground
[Instrumental]
G
[Verse 3]
G Well the good Lord give me two hands G Good Lord give me two hands F C Said "Is you an animal, is you a man?" C G The good Lord give me two hands
[Verse 4]
G Lord giveth and he taketh away G Lord giveth and he taketh away F C Oh, the devil did the same damn hold of the day C G Lord giveth and he taketh away
[Chorus]
G Well the devil put the coal in the ground G Devil put the coal in the ground F C Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down C G Devil put the coal in the ground
[Instrumental]
G
[Verse 5]
G I wake up in the morning praying G Wake up in the morning praying F C Keep the wolf from my door, and my devil at bay C G Wake up in the morning and pray
[Verse 6]
G Well the black lung'll kill me some day G The black lung'll kill me some day F C In the underground, I reckon and I wait C G The black lung 'll kill me some day
[Chorus]
G Well the devil put the coal in the ground G Devil put the coal in the ground F C Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down C G Devil put the coal in the ground G Well the devil put the coal in the ground G Devil put the coal in the ground F C Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down C G Devil put the coal in the ground