Tom: G
Intro: G Gsus G Gsus
Verse 1
G C D
Got married at 16, had a 15 year old wife
D C G
Guess I've been a grown man, just about all my life
G C D
Like my daddy before me, I've done the best I could
D C G Gsus G Gsus
Somehow things turned out a little worse than they should
Verse 2
G C D
Logan West Virginia is a hundred mile behind
D C G
Coal mines took my boys life and my Janie's piece of mind
G C D
All I know is back in Logan and I ain't never been that smart
D C G (walk up to)
But I know I had to leave there to heal my Janie's heart
Chorus:
C D
Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines
G C
Damn the good dreams gone cold
G D G C D
While I'm at it, damn this crooked road
Verse 3
C D
Me and Janie worked hard to get our children grown
D C G
Junior was our first born it's cut us to the bone
G C D
We learned long ago that you don't doubt the good lords plan
D C G (walk up to)
But some things is hard to take lord, we just tryin' to understand
Chorus:
C D
Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines
G C
Damn the good dreams gone cold
G D G
While I'm at it, damn this crooked road
Solo Here same as Chorus
C D G C G D G Gsus G
Verse 4
G C D
There's a big blue ocean another 300 mile
D C G
Sun on the water just might make my Janie smile
G C D
Light in her eyes is worth more to me than gold
D C G (walk up to)
Hope runs a straight line right down this mountain road
Chorus:
C D
Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines
G C
Damn the good dreams gone cold
G D G C
While I'm at it, damn this crooked road
G D G Gsus G Gsus
While I'm at it, damn this crooked road
