Steve Earle - Devil put the coal in the ground

Well the ^Gdevil put the coal in the ground ^GDevil put the coal in the ground ^FBuried it deep, it'll ^Cnever be found ^CDevil put the coal in the ^Gground

Said ^Gthat'll be a diamond some day ^GThat'll be a diamond some day ^FYou'll be long gone, and ^Cdead either way ^CThat'll be a diamond some ^Gday

^GWell the devil put the coal in the ground ^GDevil put the coal in the ground Said I'll ^Fdouble dog dare you to ^Cfollow men down ^CDevil put the coal in the ^Gground

Well the ^Ggood Lord give me two hands ^GGood Lord give me two hands Said "^FIs you an animal, ^Cis you a man?" The ^Cgood Lord give me two ^Ghands

Lord ^Ggiveth and he taketh away ^GLord giveth and he taketh away Oh, the ^Fdevil did the same damn ^Chold of the day ^CLord giveth and he taketh aw^Gay

Well the d^Gevil put the coal in the ground ^GDevil put the coal in the ground Said I'll ^Fdouble dog dare you to ^Cfollow men down ^CDevil put the coal in the ^Gground

I ^Gwake up in the morning praying ^GWake up in the morning praying Keep the ^Fwolf from my door, and my ^Cdevil at bay ^CWake up in the morning and ^Gpray

Well the ^Gblack lung'll kill me some day The ^Gblack lung'll kill me some day In the ^Funderground, I ^Creckon and I wait The ^Cblack lung 'll kill me some ^Gday

Well the d^Gevil put the coal in the ground ^GDevil put the coal in the ground Said I'll ^Fdouble dog dare you to ^Cfollow men down ^CDevil put the coal in the ^Gground Well the d^Gevil put the coal in the ground ^GDevil put the coal in the ground Said I'll ^Fdouble dog dare you to ^Cfollow men down ^CDevil put the coal in the ^Gground