Kathy Mattea - Hello my name is coal

I'm from ^DmWest 'by God' Virginia and the ^Ghigh Kentucky hills I'm ^Dmdirty but I'm honest, I ^Cpay a poor man's ^Gbills I'm pros- ^Dmperity and poverty, I'm a ^Gscoundrel and a saint I'm ^Dmloved, reviled, ^Gmisunderstood, I'm a ^Chope in a ^Ghopeless ^Dmplace

Hel- ^Glo, my name is coal, and a- ^Dmround here I'm the king ^GSome say I'm a savior, some say ^Dmdeath is what I bring ^{Am Dm}I've broke miner's backs and hearts and I've ^Gwrestled for their souls ^DmLet me intro- ^Gduce myself, hel- ^Clo, my ^Gname is ^Dmcoal ^Dm

^DmSome men call me 'black gold', you ^Gmight have heard of me My ^Dmbody is the mountain, my ^Cbreath is kerosene ^{G Dm}You might think I'm out of date, but if I'm ^Gout of style and old And ^Dmwhy do men still ^Gdig me all ^Ca- ^Ground the ^Dmglobe?

Hel- ^Glo, my name is coal, and a- ^Dmround here I'm the queen Some ^Gsay I'm cheap and easy, oh but, ^Dmthey still bow to me ^Am Be ^Dmcareful, I'll break up your home and I'll ^Gsteal away your soul It's ^Dmdangerous to lust ^Gfor me, hel- ^Clo, my ^Gname is ^Dmcoal ^Dm

They ^Dmcurse me now for what I am, but ^Gnot that long ago They sang ^Dmmy praises ^Geverywhere, hello ^Cmy^G name is co^Dmal ^Dm