Tuning: E A D G B E

Kathy Mattea - Blue Diamond Mines INTRO: G F G F G

I remember the ways in the ^Fbygone days When ^Gwe were ^Fin our ^Gprime When us and John L give the ^Fold man hell Down ^Gin the Blue ^FDiamond ^GMine

Well, the whistle blowed as the ^Frooster crow Two ^Ghours be^Ffore day^Glight When a man done his best and he's ^Fearned his good rest Paid ^Gseventeen ^Fdollars a ^Gnight

CHORUS:

In the mines in the ^Fmines In the ^GBlue Diamond ^CMines I ^Gworked my ^Flife a^Gway In the mines in the ^Fmines In the ^GBlue Diamond ^CMines Oh, ^Gfall on your ^Fknees and ^Gpray

INTERLUDE: G F G C G

You old black gold, you've ^Ftaken my lung And your ^Gdust has ^Fdarkened my ^Ghome And now that we're old, you're ^Fturning your back Where ^Gelse can an ^Fold miner ^Ggo

Well, it's Algoma Block and it's ^FBig Leather Woods And ^Gnow its Blue ^FDiamond ^Gtoo Well, the pits are all closed, better ^Fget another job What ^Gelse can an ^Fold miner ^Gdo?

CHORUS:

In the mines in the ^Fmines In the ^GBlue Diamond ^CMines I ^Gworked my ^Flife a^Gway In the mines in the ^Fmines In the ^GBlue Diamond ^CMines Oh, ^Gfall on your ^Fknees and ^Gpray

INTERLUDE: G F G C G

John L had a dream, but it's b^Froken it seems ^GMining has ^Fhad it's ^Gday But they're stripping off my ^Fmountain top And they ^Gpay me eight ^Fdollars a ^Gday

You might get a little poke of ^Fwelfare meal A ^Glittle poke of ^Fwelfare ^Gflour But I tell you right now, you won't ^Fqualify 'Til you ^Gwork for a ^Fquarter an ^Ghour

CHORUS:

In the mines in the ^Fmines In the ^GBlue Diamond ^CMines I ^Gworked my ^Flife a^Gway In the mines in the ^Fmines In the ^GBlue Diamond ^CMines Oh, ^Gfall on your ^Fknees and ^Gpray

OUTRO: G F G C G

Kathy Mattea - Blue diamond mines