Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

Coal By: Tyler Childers Tabbed by: Shaun Horine Capo 1 Verse 1

Now ^EmGod made coal for the ^Gmen who sold their ^Dlives to West Van^A Lear ^A(7) And you ^Emkeep on diggin' 'til you ^Gget down there where it's ^Ddarker than your ^Adarkest

fear. ^A(7) And that ^Emwoman in the kitchen tries to ^Gkeep on cookin' but she ^Dain't had meat in ^Ayears ^A(7)

Just ^Emlive off bread and ^Glive off hope and a ^Dpool of a million ^Atears. ^A(7) Now lemme ^Emtell you somethin' 'bout the ^GGospel and make ^Dsure that you mark it ^Adow^A(7)n

When ^EmGod spoke out "Let ^Gthere be light" he put the ^Dfirst of us in the ^Aground. ^A(7) And we'll ^Emkeep on diggin' 'til the ^Gcomin' of the lord and ^DGabriel's trumpet ^Asound ^A(7)

'Cause if ^Emyou ain't minin' for the ^Gcompany boy then there ^Dain't much in this ^Atown. ^A(7)

Chorus

We ^Emcoulda made somethin' of our^Gselves out there if we'd ^Dlistened to the folks that ^Aknew ^A(7)

Em G D A A(7) That co------ooooo------oal's gonna bury you. Solo Verse 2

Now it's ^Emdarker than a ^Gdungeon and it's ^Ddeeper than a ^Awell ^A(7) So ^Emsometimes I i^Gmagine that I'm ^Dgetting pretty close to ^Ahell. ^A(7)

And ^Emin my darkest ^Ghour, I ^Dcry out to the ^Alord. ^A(7) He says ^Emkeep on 'a ^Gminin' boy cause ^Dthat's why you were ^Aborn. ^A(7)

Chorus

We ^Emcoulda made somethin' of our^Gselves out there if we'd ^Dlistened to the folks that ^Aknew ^A(7)

Em G D A A(7) That co------ooooo------oal's gonna bury you. Solo End

Tyler Childers - Coal