Chords for Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood-Arkansas Coal
Tempo:
136.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Not so long ago, just outside Paris, Arkansas, a young lady had a mountain to climb.
Gonna climb up this mountain, cause there's one [G] thing I know.
[D] My daddy's in this mountain, digging Arkansas holes.
Yes, I hear my mama calling.
I'll let her wait ten minutes more, she'll be sold.
Cause I like to lay on the ground, and listen to the sound of my daddy digging Arkansas holes.
[G] I was born [C] in this mountain, [G]
been down here since I [D]
was nine years [G]
old.
And I know someday [C] I'll die in this mountain, [G]
digging,
[D] digging
[Gm] Arkansas,
[Bb]
Arkansas.
[G] Oh, Arkansas holes.
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Cm] [C] Married me [F] a good man,
[C] back in [F]
59.
[C]
Knew he was [F] an Arkansas [C] hole miner, and that suited me [F] fine.
[C] Got us a little [F] daughter,
[Cm] she's [C] only eight [F] years old.
[C] Wishing she [F] was a man like her daddy, [C] digging [F] Arkansas [C] holes.
Billy,
[F] get off of that mountain.
[C] Billy, you [F] got to go.
[C] Billy, [F] your mama and daddy [C] ain't gonna raise you [F] no natural fool.
[C] Ain't gonna raise you [F] no natural [C] fool.
[Am]
Mama, why is [Em] the earth shaking?
[Am] Mama, is the world [Em] coming to an end?
[Am]
Mama, why are [Em] you crying?
[Dm] Is it another [Am] cave -in?
[A]
My God, the rocks are [E] falling,
[A]
ten thousand tons on [E] my head.
[A] I knew someday this [E] would happen.
So
[A] this is how it feels to [E] be dead.
[A] So this is how it feels [E] to be dead.
[G]
[D]
Gonna climb up that mountain, cause there's one thing I know.
My daddy's in that mountain, digging Arkansas coals.
Not so long ago, just outside Paris, Arkansas, a young lady had a mountain to climb.
Gonna climb up this mountain, cause there's one [G] thing I know.
[D] My daddy's in this mountain, digging Arkansas holes.
Yes, I hear my mama calling.
I'll let her wait ten minutes more, she'll be sold.
Cause I like to lay on the ground, and listen to the sound of my daddy digging Arkansas holes.
[G] I was born [C] in this mountain, [G]
been down here since I [D]
was nine years [G]
old.
And I know someday [C] I'll die in this mountain, [G]
digging,
[D] digging
[Gm] Arkansas,
[Bb]
Arkansas.
[G] Oh, Arkansas holes.
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Cm] [C] Married me [F] a good man,
[C] back in [F]
59.
[C]
Knew he was [F] an Arkansas [C] hole miner, and that suited me [F] fine.
[C] Got us a little [F] daughter,
[Cm] she's [C] only eight [F] years old.
[C] Wishing she [F] was a man like her daddy, [C] digging [F] Arkansas [C] holes.
Billy,
[F] get off of that mountain.
[C] Billy, you [F] got to go.
[C] Billy, [F] your mama and daddy [C] ain't gonna raise you [F] no natural fool.
[C] Ain't gonna raise you [F] no natural [C] fool.
[Am]
Mama, why is [Em] the earth shaking?
[Am] Mama, is the world [Em] coming to an end?
[Am]
Mama, why are [Em] you crying?
[Dm] Is it another [Am] cave -in?
[A]
My God, the rocks are [E] falling,
[A]
ten thousand tons on [E] my head.
[A] I knew someday this [E] would happen.
So
[A] this is how it feels to [E] be dead.
[A] So this is how it feels [E] to be dead.
[G]
[D]
Gonna climb up that mountain, cause there's one thing I know.
My daddy's in that mountain, digging Arkansas coals.
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_ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Not so long ago, just outside Paris, Arkansas, _ _ _ a young lady had a mountain to climb.
_ Gonna climb up this mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cause there's one [G] thing I _ know. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ My daddy's in this mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
digging _ _ Arkansas holes. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, I hear my mama calling.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'll let her wait ten minutes more, she'll be sold.
_ Cause I like to lay on the ground, _ and listen to the sound of my daddy digging _ _ _ _ Arkansas _ holes.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I was born _ [C] _ _ in this mountain, _ [G] _
been down here since I [D]
was nine years [G]
old.
And I know someday _ [C] I'll die in this mountain, [G] _
digging, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ digging _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ Arkansas, _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Arkansas. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Oh, _ _ _ _ Arkansas holes. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] Married me [F] a good _ man, _
[C] _ _ back in [F]
59.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Knew he was [F] an Arkansas [C] hole miner, _ and that suited me [F] _ fine. _ _ _
[C] Got us a little [F] _ daughter, _ _ _
[Cm] _ she's [C] only eight [F] years old. _ _ _
[C] _ _ Wishing she [F] was a man like her daddy, [C] _ digging [F] _ Arkansas [C] _ holes. _ _ _
_ Billy, _ _ _
[F] get off of that mountain. _
[C] _ Billy, _ you [F] got to go. _ _ _
[C] _ Billy, _ _ [F] your mama and daddy [C] _ ain't gonna _ raise you [F] no natural fool. _
[C] _ Ain't gonna raise you [F] no natural [C] fool. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Mama, why is [Em] the earth shaking? _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Mama, is the world [Em] coming to an end?
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mama, _ why are [Em] you crying? _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Is it another [Am] cave _ -in? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My God, the rocks are [E] falling, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
ten thousand tons on [E] my head. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ I knew someday _ this [E] would happen.
_ So _
_ _ [A] this is how it feels to [E] be dead.
_ _ _ _ _
[A] So this is how it feels [E] to be dead. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Gonna climb up that mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
cause there's one thing I know. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My daddy's in that mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
digging _ Arkansas _ coals. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Not so long ago, just outside Paris, Arkansas, _ _ _ a young lady had a mountain to climb.
_ Gonna climb up this mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cause there's one [G] thing I _ know. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ My daddy's in this mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
digging _ _ Arkansas holes. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, I hear my mama calling.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'll let her wait ten minutes more, she'll be sold.
_ Cause I like to lay on the ground, _ and listen to the sound of my daddy digging _ _ _ _ Arkansas _ holes.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I was born _ [C] _ _ in this mountain, _ [G] _
been down here since I [D]
was nine years [G]
old.
And I know someday _ [C] I'll die in this mountain, [G] _
digging, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ digging _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ Arkansas, _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Arkansas. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Oh, _ _ _ _ Arkansas holes. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] Married me [F] a good _ man, _
[C] _ _ back in [F]
59.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Knew he was [F] an Arkansas [C] hole miner, _ and that suited me [F] _ fine. _ _ _
[C] Got us a little [F] _ daughter, _ _ _
[Cm] _ she's [C] only eight [F] years old. _ _ _
[C] _ _ Wishing she [F] was a man like her daddy, [C] _ digging [F] _ Arkansas [C] _ holes. _ _ _
_ Billy, _ _ _
[F] get off of that mountain. _
[C] _ Billy, _ you [F] got to go. _ _ _
[C] _ Billy, _ _ [F] your mama and daddy [C] _ ain't gonna _ raise you [F] no natural fool. _
[C] _ Ain't gonna raise you [F] no natural [C] fool. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Mama, why is [Em] the earth shaking? _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Mama, is the world [Em] coming to an end?
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Mama, _ why are [Em] you crying? _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Is it another [Am] cave _ -in? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My God, the rocks are [E] falling, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
ten thousand tons on [E] my head. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ I knew someday _ this [E] would happen.
_ So _
_ _ [A] this is how it feels to [E] be dead.
_ _ _ _ _
[A] So this is how it feels [E] to be dead. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Gonna climb up that mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
cause there's one thing I know. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My daddy's in that mountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
digging _ Arkansas _ coals. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _