Johnny Cash - Loading Coal: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Loading Coal" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# My pappy said when I was seventeen D# A# You're six feet tall and you face is clean D# And it don't look right for a boy that old A# Gm To not make a livin' loading coal Chorus: Gm A# Loading coal loading coal A# D# A# I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole A# D# Never get rich for to save my soul A# Gm F A# And forty-eleven years of loading coal loading coal Ain't never got acquainted with a dollar bill And I don't ever reckon that I ever will A dollar isn't made for a fellar I'm told That scoops up a living loading coal Chorus: Loading coal, loading coal I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole Never get rich for to save my soul In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal I cussed everything in the mining camp From a shovel and my pick to my carbide lamp But I know mighty well till I grow old I'll still be a-cussing, but loading coal Chorus: Loading coal, loading coal I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole Never get rich for to save my soul In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal I know just as well as coal is black One of these days the mines were strike And I'll sit around starving till I'm finally told There's a nickel more a ton for loading coal Chorus: Loading coal, loading coal I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole Never get rich for to save my soul In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  D#  F  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Loading Coal" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Loading Coal" by Johnny Cash.