Coal Miner's Blues

Gregg Kimball, Sheryl Warner & Jackie Frost at Fan Free Clinic Benefit Oct 24, 2010 playing the Coal Miner's Blues
Originally recorded by the Carter Family June 8, 1938, in New York and released on a 78 rpm disc, Decca 5596....
Some blues are just blues, mine are the miner's blues.
Some blues are just blues, mine are the miner's blues.
My troubles are coming by threes and by twos.
Blues and more blues, it's that coal black blues.
Blues and more blues, it's that coal black blues.
Got coal in my hair, got coal in my shoes.

These blues are so blue, they are the coal black blues.
These blues are so blue, they are the coal black blues.
For my place will cave in, and my life I will lose.

You say they are blues, these old miner's blues.
You say they are blues, these old miner's blues.
Now I must have sharpened these picks that I use.

I'm out with these blues, dirty coal black blues.
I'm out with these blues, dirty coal black blues.
We'll lay off tomorrow with the coal miner's blues.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Gregg Kimball
• Sheryl Warner
• Jackie Frost
• Fan Free Clinic
• country music
• live concert
• guitar
• Carter Family

[Dunnowatching]

Isn't wonderful? Gregg will answer your question soon. Thankx for the listen and comment!

[g1tfiddlegregg]

Glad you like it! Yes, I'm in standard tuning, key of G. The chords are G, G7, C, and D.

[Tinknocker627]

I really liked this. Great version. Keep up the great work. I am trying to play it but not having a lot of success. Is it standard tuning?