Tonalidad: C major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Tossed and turned the night
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before in some old motel
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Subconsciously recallin' some
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old sinful thing I'd done
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My buddy drove the car and those
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big coal trucks shook us up
As we drove on into Hyden in
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the early morning sun
Verse 2
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Past the hound dogs and some
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domineckered chickens
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Temporary- lookin' houses with
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their lean and bashful kids
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Every hundred yards a sign proclaimed
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that Christ was coming soon
And I thought, "Well, man,
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he'd sure be disappointed if he did."
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Verse 3
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On the way we talked about the 40 miners
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Of the 39 who died and one
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who lived to tell the tale
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We stopped for beans and cornbread
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at the Ed & Lois Cafe
Then went to see the sherrif
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at the Leslie County Jail
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Verse 4
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They took us to the scene
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of that disaster
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I was so surprised to not find
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any sign of death at all
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Just an other country hillside with
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some mudholes and some junk
The mines were deadly silent
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like a rathole in the wall
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Verse 5
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"It was just like being right
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inside of a shotgun."
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The old man coughed and lit a
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cigarette that he had rolled
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Back in town I bought a
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heavy jacket from a store
It was sunny down in Hyden but
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somehow the town was cold
Verse 6
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The old man introduced the undertaker
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Who seemed refreshed despite the kind
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of work I knew he did
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We talked about the pretty lady
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from the Grand Ole Opry
An' we talked about the money she
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was raisin' for the kids
Verse 7
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Well, I guess the old man
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thought we were reporters
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He kept reminding me of how
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his simple name was spelled
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Some lady said, "They worth more money
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now than when they's a- livin'. "
And I'll leave it there 'cause
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I suppose she told it pretty well
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