Biography:
Born and raised in West Virginia, Johnny Staats caught the bluegrass bug right from the start. With his mother playing piano, his father playing on the guitar, and his sister on the banjo, it seemed only natural that Johnny would get his first mandolin at the young age of seven.
"Just as I started to take mandolin lessons, my teacher passed away," Staats stated, "so I took matters in my own hands, and learned to play by ear from listening to records and 8 tracks of Bill Monroe, Country Gentleman, and many more.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse 1]
Em C Em
Travelin down that coal town road.
C D Em
Listenin to my rubber tires whine.
Em C Em
Goodbye to Buckeye and bright Sycamore.
G D Em
I'm leavin' you be-hind.
G D G
I've been coal miner all of my life.
G D C D
Layin' down track in the hole.
Em C Em
Gotta back like an ironwood, bent by the wind.
G D Em
Blood veins blue as the coal.
G D Em
Blood veins blue as the coal.
[Verse 2]
Em C Em
Somebody said, "That's a strange tattoo
C D Em
you have on the side of your head."
Em C Em
I said,"That's the blueprint left by the coal.
G D Em
Just a little more and I'd been dead.
G D G
Well, I love the rumble and love the dark.
G D C D
I love the cool of the slate,
Em C Em
But it's goin down that new road, lookin for a job.
G D Em
This travelin lookin I hate. (2x)
[Verse 3]
Em C Em
I stood for the union walked in the line
C D Em
fought against the company.
Em C Em
I stood for the U. M. W. of A.
G D Em
Now, whos gonna stand by me?
G D G
I've got no house and I got no pay,
G D C D
Just got a worried soul
Em C Em
And a blue tattoo on the side of my head
G D Em
Left by the number nine coal. (2x)
[Verse 4]
Em C Em
Some day when I die and go
C D Em
To heaven, the land of my dreams.
Em C Em
I wont have to worry 'bout losin my job,
C D Em
To bad times and big machines.
G D G
I'm not gonna pay my money away
G D C D
On dues or hospital plans.
Em C Em
I'm gonna pick coal while the blue heavens roll
[Outro]
G D G
I'm not gonna pay my money away
G D C D
On dues or hospital plans.
Em C Em
I'm gonna pick coal while the blue heavens roll
G D Em
And sing with the angels band.
G D Em
And sing with the angels band.
Em C Em
Travelin down that coal town road.
C D Em
Listenin to my rubber tires whine.
Em C Em
Goodbye to Buckeye and bright Sycamore.
G D Em
I'm leavin' you be-hind.
G D G
I've been coal miner all of my life.
G D C D
Layin' down track in the hole.
Em C Em
Gotta back like an ironwood, bent by the wind.
G D Em
Blood veins blue as the coal.
G D Em
Blood veins blue as the coal.
[Verse 2]
Em C Em
Somebody said, "That's a strange tattoo
C D Em
you have on the side of your head."
Em C Em
I said,"That's the blueprint left by the coal.
G D Em
Just a little more and I'd been dead.
G D G
Well, I love the rumble and love the dark.
G D C D
I love the cool of the slate,
Em C Em
But it's goin down that new road, lookin for a job.
G D Em
This travelin lookin I hate. (2x)
[Verse 3]
Em C Em
I stood for the union walked in the line
C D Em
fought against the company.
Em C Em
I stood for the U. M. W. of A.
G D Em
Now, whos gonna stand by me?
G D G
I've got no house and I got no pay,
G D C D
Just got a worried soul
Em C Em
And a blue tattoo on the side of my head
G D Em
Left by the number nine coal. (2x)
[Verse 4]
Em C Em
Some day when I die and go
C D Em
To heaven, the land of my dreams.
Em C Em
I wont have to worry 'bout losin my job,
C D Em
To bad times and big machines.
G D G
I'm not gonna pay my money away
G D C D
On dues or hospital plans.
Em C Em
I'm gonna pick coal while the blue heavens roll
[Outro]
G D G
I'm not gonna pay my money away
G D C D
On dues or hospital plans.
Em C Em
I'm gonna pick coal while the blue heavens roll
G D Em
And sing with the angels band.
G D Em
And sing with the angels band.
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