Give My Love to Marie

Gene Clark Give My Love To Marie written by James Talley Sammy Creason drums Michael Utley keyboards Jim Fielder bass Jerry McGee guitar Jeff Baxter guitar Al Perkins steel guitar Byron Berline fiddle GCG I'm a black lung miner from East Tennessee G D Raised my family on cold dust and beans G C Em Am That old black lung's got me no life left in me G Am C G Hang the lantern in the window give my love to Marie GCG For twenty-five years I've worked in the mines GD Where the earth is as black as a cold winters night GAm There's a million in the ground not a penny for me GAG Hang the latern in the window give my love to Marie GCG I've loved all my children six sons of mine GD I pray that they never must work in the mine GAm For the black lung will get them they'll die just like me G Am C G Hang the latern in the window give my love to Marie SOLO GCG There's frost on the ground ice in the trees G D The air is so heavy I can't hardly breathe GCAm Oh the old black lung's got me and soon I'll be free GAG Hang my latern in the window give my love to Marie GAG Hang my latern in the window give my love to Marie Copyright @ 1976 Hardhit Music(BMI) From the "Two Sides To Every Story" LP RSO Records 1977