Coal Miner's Blues Song Lyrics and Chords by Flatt and Scruggs
Coal Miner's Blues
Recorded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Written by A.P. Carter
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Some blues are just blues mine are the miner'
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blues
Some
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blues are just blues mine are the miner'
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blues
My
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troubles are coming by threes and by
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Blues and more blues it's that coal blac
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Blues and more blues it's that coal blac
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Got
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coal in my hair got coal in my
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These blues are so blue they are the coal black
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These
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blues are so blue they are the coal black
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blues
For my
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place will cave in and my life I will
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lose
You say they are blues these old miner'
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You
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say they are blues these old miner'
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Now I
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must have sharpened these picks that I
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I'm out with these blues dirty coal blac
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m out with these blues dirty coal blac
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We'l
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l lay off tomorrow with the coal minerâ
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Coal Miner's Blues?
- The song Coal Miner's Blues was sang by Flatt and Scruggs.
Who is Flatt and Scruggs?
- Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys was an American bluegrass band. The band was founded by guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs and is viewed by music historians as one of the premier bluegrass groups in the history of the genre. The band was originally formed in 1948 by Flatt, who had been a member of Bill Monroe's bluegrass band. Flatt brought Scruggs with him shortly after leaving Monroe.Flatt and Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys (in various forms and line-ups) recorded and performed together until 1969. The Foggy Mountain Boys are seen as one of the landmark bands in bluegrass music. Although it featured various casts, during the years of The Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs Grand Ole Opry Show, notably sponsored by grain and flour producer Martha White, the band showcased fiddle player Paul Warren, a master player in both the old-time and bluegrass fiddling styles, whose technique reflected all qualitative aspects of 'the bluegrass breakdown' and fast bowing style dobro player Uncle Josh Graves, an innovator of the advanced playing style of the instrument now used in the genre, stand-up bass player Cousin Jake Tullock, and mandolinist Curly Seckler.
