Whiskey Myers – Kentucky Gold (Guitar)

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Written by Cody Cannon, Aaron Raitiere, and Dave Kennedy For the G in this song I personally like a barre chord and slide it up from the F. [Intro] Dm Dm F G Dm Dm F G Dm Dm F G [Verse 1]
Dm               Dm              F                        G
Wakin' up early, goin' back down black coffee, black lung underground

Dm                    Dm                  F                   G
This much money ain't even worth countin' hand-to-mouth, this side of the mountain
[Instrumental] Dm Dm F G [Verse 2]
    Dm                        Dm                   F                   G
The creek used to run clear across the tracks 'til Peabody came and it all turned black

    Dm                        Dm               F                 G
The diamonds we diggin' don't sparkle or shine wastin' away in a rich man's mine
[Chorus]
F       G               Dm   F         G                 Dm
West Virginia, Kentucky gold feed your family, sell your soul (Sell your soul)

F     G                    Dm           F       G               Dm
Dying young, never growing old for that West Virginia, Kentucky gold
[Instrumental] Dm Dm F G Dm Dm F G [Verse 3]
Dm                             Dm           F             G
Wake up every mornin', kiss my kids goodbye whisper to my beautiful wife

      Dm                 Dm                F                G
"If today's the day that I should go don't leave me down in that damn hole"
[Chorus]
F       G               Dm   F         G                 Dm
West Virginia, Kentucky gold feed your family, sell your soul (Sell your soul)

F     G                    Dm           F       G               Dm
Dying young, never growing old for that West Virginia, Kentucky gold
[Instrumental] Dm Dm F G Dm Dm F G Dm Dm F G Dm Dm F G [Bridge]
      Dm               C                    G                F              G
Don't leave me down in that damn hole don't leave me down in that damn hole

      Dm               C                    F                G
Don't leave me down in that damn hole don't leave me down in that damn hole

      Dm               C                    G                F              G
Don't leave me down in that damn hole don't leave me down in that damn hole

      Dm               C                      F                      G                 G*
Don't leave me down in that damn hole when it all caves in, when the walls won't hold
[Chorus]
                        Dm   F         G                 Dm
West Virginia, Kentucky gold feed your family, sell your soul (Sell your soul)

F     G                    Dm           F       G               Dm
Dying young, never growing old for that West Virginia, Kentucky gold

         F       G               Dm                F       G               Dm
For that West Virginia, Kentucky gold, aw for that West Virginia, Kentucky gold

F   G       Dm
     Kentucky gold
[Outro] F G Dm Dm F G Dm Dm F G Dm