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Version 1[Intro] G C7 G D7 G [Verse 1] G This nine pound hammer C7 Is a little too heavy G D7 Buddy for my size size size G Buddy for my size G So I'm going on the mountain C7 Just to see my baby G D7 And I ain't coming back G No I ain't coming back [Chorus] G Roll on buddy C7 Don't you roll so slow G D7 Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll G When the wheels won't go G Roll on buddy C7 Pull you load of coal G D7 Tell me how can I pull G When the wheels won't roll [Instrumental] G C7 G D7 G G C7 G D7 G [Verse 2] G It's a long way to Harlan C7 It's a long way to Hazard G D7 Just to get a little brew brew brew G Just to get a little brew G And when I die C7 You can make my tombstone G D7 Out of number nine coal G Out of number nine coal [Chorus] G Roll on buddy C7 Don't you roll so slow G D7 Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll G When the wheels won't go G Roll on buddy C7 Pull you load of coal G D7 Tell me how can I pull G When the wheels won't roll [Instrumental] G C7 G D7 G G C7 G D7 G [Chorus] G Roll on buddy C7 Don't you roll so slow G D7 Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll G When the wheels won't go G Roll on buddy C7 Pull you load of coal G D7 Tell me how can I pull G When the wheels won't roll [Outro] G D7 Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll G When the wheels won't go G D7 Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll G When the wheels won't go G D7 Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll G When the wheels won't go