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[Verse 1]
G            F            G 
When I was a curly headed baby, 
                 F             G 
my daddy sat me down upon his knee. 
                          F                     G 
He said, "Boy, you go to school and learn your letters, 
          Dm                    G 
don't you be a dirty miner like me." 

[Chorus]
       F                                          G 
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow, 
  F                        G 
coal cars rambled past my door, 
                            F             G 
Now they're standing in an rusty row all empty, 
        Dm                     G 
and the L & N don't stop here anymore. 

[Verse 2]
                         F           G 
Well, I used to think my daddy was a black man, 
                      F                G 
with script enough to buy the company store. 
             F                         G 
Now he goes downtown with his pockets empty, 
        Dm                            G 
and his face is white as the February snow. 

[Chorus]
       F                                          G 
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow, 
  F                       G 
coal cars rambled past my door,                            
                            F             G 
Now they're standing in an rusty row all empty, 
        Dm                     G 
and the L & N don't stop here anymore. 

[Instrumental]
| G F | G |
| G F | G |
| G F | G |
| Dm  | G | 
| Dm  | G | 
| Dm  | G | 

[Verse 3]
      G                 F                     G 
Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard 
                     F             G 
to draw my pay just like I’d done before. 
                           F                  G 
Them ol' kudzu vines were coming through the window, 
                              Dm                  G 
and the weeds and grass were growing through the floor. 

[Chorus]
       F                                         G 
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow, 
  F                        G 
coal cars rambled past my door, 
                           F             G 
Now they're standing in a rusty row all empty, 
        Dm                     G 
and the L & N don't stop here anymore. 

[Outro]
        Dm                     G 
And the L & N don't stop here anymore.