[Intro]
Dm 
(Hammering on and off the 2nd fret G string)
[Strophe]
Dm                  F           C           Dm 
Daddy worked like a mule mining Pike County coal 
Dm               F                 C         Dm 
He fucked up his back, he couldn't work anymore 
        F               C            G            Dm 
He said one of these days you'll get out of these hills 
          F              C           G          Dm 
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Strophe]
 Dm                   F               C            Dm 
See the ways of this world will just bring you to tears 
         Dm           F                  C          Dm 
Keep the Lord in your heart, you'll have nothing to fear 
         F              C             G            Dm 
Live the best that you can and don't lie and don't steal 
          F            C             G          Dm 
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Refrain]
     F               C              G 
Well daddy I've been trying, I just can't catch a break 
            F            C            G                Dm 
There's too much in this world that I can't seem to shake 
          F         C                 G               Dm 
But I remember your words Lord, they bring me to chills 
          F           C              G          Dm 
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Instrumentale]
Dm F C Dm
Dm F C Dm
F C G Dm
F C G Dm
[Strophe]
        Dm          F             C           Dm 
Keep in mind that a man's just as good as his word 
   Dm             F              C             Dm 
It takes twice as long to build bridges you burn 
             F            C          G            Dm 
And there is hurt you can cause time alone cannot heal 
          F            C             G          Dm 
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Refrain]
     F               C              G 
Well daddy I've been trying, I just can't catch a break 
            F            C            G                Dm 
There's too much in this world that I can't seem to shake 
          F         C                 G               Dm 
But I remember your words Lord, they bring me to chills 
          F           C              G          Dm 
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Outro]
          F            C            G            Dm 
Keep your nose on the grindstone...