C           F         G       C
I have seen snow that fell in May
C               F       G         C
and I have seen rain on cloudless days
C              F        G        Am      Em
Some things in life are bound to change
          F        G        C
but there ain't no ash will burn

[Chorus]
C         F        G         C
Love is a precious thing I'm told
C               F    G        C
Burns just like West Virginia coal
C            F         G         Am      Em
But when the fire dies down it's cold
      F        G        C
There ain't no ash will burn

[Instrumental]
C   F    G    Am   Em    F    G    C

[Verse]
C            F       G        C
You say this life is not your lot
C              F         G        C
and I can't be something that I'm not
C                F         G        Am      Em
We can't stoke a fire that we ain't got
      F        G        C
There ain't no ash will burn

[Chorus]
C         F        G         C
Love is a precious thing I'm told
C               F    G        C
Burns just like West Virginia coal
C            F         G         Am      Em
But when the fire dies down it's cold
      F        G        C
There ain't no ash will burn

[Instrumental]
C   F    G    Am   Em    F    G    C

[Verse]
C        F          G       C
In every life there comes a time
C          F          G        C
when there be no more tears to cry
C      F         G          Am      Em
We all leave something dear behind
      F        G        C
There ain't no ash will burn

[Chorus]
C         F        G         C
Love is a precious thing I'm told
C               F    G        C
Burns just like West Virginia coal
C            F         G         Am      Em
But when the fire dies down it's cold
      F        G        C
There ain't no ash will burn

[Outro]
C            F      G      Am       Em
There is one lesson I have learned
      F        G        C
There ain't no ash will burn