Johnny Cash - Loading Coal: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Loading Coal" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Loading Coal ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Loading Coal" smoothly on your ukulele.

    A#
My pappy said when I was seventeen
       D#                    A#
You're six feet tall and you face is clean
                              D#
And it don't look right for a boy that old
    A#                Gm
To not make a livin' loading coal

Chorus:
Gm       A#
Loading coal loading coal
A#     D#                       A#
I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole
A#                     D#
Never get rich for to save my soul
     A#                    Gm           F       A#
And forty-eleven years of loading coal loading coal

Ain't never got acquainted with a dollar bill
And I don't ever reckon that I ever will
A dollar isn't made for a fellar I'm told
That scoops up a living loading coal

Chorus:
Loading coal, loading coal
I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole
Never get rich for to save my soul
In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal

I cussed everything in the mining camp
From a shovel and my pick to my carbide lamp
But I know mighty well till I grow old
I'll still be a-cussing, but loading coal

Chorus:
Loading coal, loading coal
I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole
Never get rich for to save my soul
In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal

I know just as well as coal is black
One of these days the mines were strike
And I'll sit around starving till I'm finally told
There's a nickel more a ton for loading coal

Chorus:
Loading coal, loading coal
I'm a double first cousin to a dag-blamed mole
Never get rich for to save my soul
In forty-eleven years of loading coal, loading coal

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Loading Coal" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Loading Coal" by Johnny Cash.

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