INTRO: Am   G   Am

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I live beside this dark coal mine
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The whistle blows every day on time 
         Am                      G
When the rain pours down and the wind blows hard
      Am      G          Am    G  Am
Black flowers grow in my yard


                                 G
And when I lost my man down that old coal shaft
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I swear I heard the devil laugh
    Am                      G
The angels laughed and they took my heart
          Am      G          Am   
Now black flowers grow in my yard


        F               C
And the undertaker is a busy man
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He got a clean blue shirt, got soft pink hands
      Am                 G
Got a big driveway and a brand new car
      Am      G          Am    
Black flowers grow in my yard


             F                  C
And when the baby cries, I sing hush little one
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But I swear that I'm gonna come undone 
                Am                      G
'Cause when the rain pours down and the wind blows hard
      Am      G          Am    
Black flowers grow in my yard
              G          Am    
Black flowers grow in my yard
              G          Am    G  Am  G  Am
Black flowers grow in my yard