INTRO: D

             C            D
When I was a curly headed baby
                C           D
My Daddy set me down on his knee
                    C                   D
He said, "Son go to school and get your letters
          Am                         D
Don't you be a dirty coal miner like me"


CHORUS:
      C                                          D
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow
    C                         D
The coal cars rumbled past my door
                    C             D
Now they stand in a rusty row all empty
           Am                           D
'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore


                         C           D
Well, I used to think my daddy was a black man
                      C               D
With script enough to buy the company store
               C               D
Now he goes to town with empty pockets
        Am                          D
And his face is white as a February snow


CHORUS:
      C                                          D
I was born and raised at the mouth of the Hazard Hollow
    C                         D
The coal cars rumbled past my door
                    C             D
Now they stand in a rusty row all empty
           Am                           D
'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore


INSTRUMENTAL: D  C  D    C  D    C  D   Am  D


                          C                 D
Well, I never thought I'd learn to love the coal dust
                          C                 D
Never thought I'd pray to hear that whistle roar
                     C                   D
Lord god, I wish the grass would turn to money
          Am                                 D
And those greenbacks fill my pockets up once more


CHORUS:
            C                                          D
Yeah, I was born and raised at the mouth of the Hazard Hollow
    C                                    D
The coal cars roared and rumbled past my door
                    C             D
Now they stand in a rusty row all empty
           Am                           D
'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore


                       C                D
Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard
                    C             D
To draw my pay like I  had done before
                      C                D
Them Kudzu vines were covering all the windows
           Am                                            D
There were leaves and grass growing right up through the floor


CHORUS:
      C                                          D
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow
    C                                    D
The coal cars roared and rumbled past my door
                    C             D
Now they stand in a rusty row all empty
           Am        N.C.               D
'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore