Intro
Dm (Hammering on and off the 2nd fret B chord)
Verse 1
[Dm]Daddy worked like a [F]mule mining [C]pike county [Dm]coal
[Dm]He fucked up his [F]back he couldn't [C]work anymo[Dm]anymore
He said [F]one of these day[C]days you'll get [G]out of these [Dm]hills
Keep your [F]nose on the gri[C]grind stone and [G]out of the [Dm]pills
Verse 2
S[Dm]ee the ways of this w[F]orld just to[C] bring you to[Dm] tears
Keep the [Dm]lord in your [F]heart you'll have [C]nothing to [Dm]fear
Live the [F]best that you c[C]can and don't l[G]lie and don't [Dm]steel
Keep your [F]nose on the g[C]grind stone and [G]out of the [Dm]pills
Chorus
Well [F]daddy I've been [C]trying i just [G]can't catch a break
Theirs too [F]much in this [C]world that i [G]can't seem to sha[Dm]shake
But i reme[F]remember your [C]words lord they b[G]ring me to chill[Dm]s
Keep your [F]nose on the [C]grind stone and [G]out of the [Dm]pills
(play the verse without words one time)
Verse 3
Keep in [Dm]mind that a [F]mans just as [C]good as his [Dm]word
It [Dm]takes twice as [F]long to build b[C]bridges you bur[Dm]burn
[Dm]And there is [F]hurt you can [C]cause time [G]alone cannot [Dm]heal
Keep your [F]nose on the g[C]rind stone and[G] out of the p[Dm]ills
Chorus
Keep your [F]nose on the g[C]grind stone... [G] [Dm]