Note: Original Recording tuned down 1/2 step Intro: G Gsus G Gsus Verse 1 G C D Got married at 16, had a 15 year old wife D C G Guess I've been a grown man, just about all my life G C D Like my daddy before me, I've done the best I could D C G GsuGsus Somehow things turned out a little worse than they should Verse 2 G C D Logan West Virginia is a hundred mile behind D C G Coal mines took my boys life and my Janie's piece of mind G C D All I know is back in Logan and I ain't never been that smart D C G (walk up to) But I know I had to leave there to heal my Janie's heart Chorus: C D Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines G C Damn the good dreams gone cold G D G D While I'm at it, damn this crooked road Verse 3 C D Me and Janie worked hard to get our children grown D C G Junior was our first born it's cut us to the bone G C D We learned long ago that you don't doubt the good lords plan D C G (walk up to) But some things is hard to take lord, we just tryin' to understand Chorus: C D Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines G C Damn the good dreams gone cold G D G While I'm at it, damn this crooked road Solo Here same as Chorus CDGCGDGGGus Verse 4 G C D There's a big blue ocean another 300 mile D C G Sun on the water just might make my Janie smile G C D Light in her eyes is worth more to me than gold D C G (walk up to) Hope runs a straight line right down this mountain road Chorus: C D Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines G C Damn the good dreams gone cold G D G C While I'm at it, damn this crooked road G D G Gsus While I'm at it, damn this crooked road Tabbed by Bob O'Neill 2014