Mountain Right Chords by Hoyt Axton
Tempo:
85.65 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He was [F] born in Dixon Holler in [C] 1893
Never had no running water, no electricity
[C] [G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
He always said, you can't go wrong in life
If you do what's [C] mountain right
Stand your ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Go down proud if you must fall
[Dm] This has always [Am] been our land
[F] And I love it more than life
And [Dm] when I die, [G] I'll know that I lived [C] mountain right
A [F] car rolled up one day with US Highway on [C] the door
The interstate is coming through, you can't live here anymore
[G] The old man said, my pa [F] lived here and my grandpa before
[G] And I ain't giving up without a fight
Gonna do what's [C] mountain right
[F] Well they came back to give him one last chance to [C] change his mind
[F] Came with guns and dogs and talked through megaphones this time
[G] The old man said, I told you [F] once, I'm not the running kind
[G] If you boys don't shoot first, well I just might
And I'll be [C] mountain right
I'll stand my ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Just say to hell with all [Am] y'all
[Dm] If you're gonna take [Am] my land, [F] you're gonna have to take [Em] my life
And [Dm] when I die, I'll [G] know that I lived [C] mountain right
[F] Now if you gas up in Dixon, ask anyone in town
They'll point you to a cabin that the highway [C] goes around
[G] You can read the headstone [F] where his epitaph is found
[G] Says God made Judge Hillman a different light
But here he was mountain [C] right
He stood his ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Said I'll fall proud if I [Am] must fall
[Dm] This had always been [Am] his land
[F] And he loved it more [Em] than life when [Dm] he died
He knew [G] inside he was [C] mountain right
[F] He was born in Dixon Holler in [C] 1893
[F] Never had no running water, no electricity
[G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
[G] He always said you can't go wrong in life
If you do [C] what's mountain right
Never had no running water, no electricity
[C] [G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
He always said, you can't go wrong in life
If you do what's [C] mountain right
Stand your ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Go down proud if you must fall
[Dm] This has always [Am] been our land
[F] And I love it more than life
And [Dm] when I die, [G] I'll know that I lived [C] mountain right
A [F] car rolled up one day with US Highway on [C] the door
The interstate is coming through, you can't live here anymore
[G] The old man said, my pa [F] lived here and my grandpa before
[G] And I ain't giving up without a fight
Gonna do what's [C] mountain right
[F] Well they came back to give him one last chance to [C] change his mind
[F] Came with guns and dogs and talked through megaphones this time
[G] The old man said, I told you [F] once, I'm not the running kind
[G] If you boys don't shoot first, well I just might
And I'll be [C] mountain right
I'll stand my ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Just say to hell with all [Am] y'all
[Dm] If you're gonna take [Am] my land, [F] you're gonna have to take [Em] my life
And [Dm] when I die, I'll [G] know that I lived [C] mountain right
[F] Now if you gas up in Dixon, ask anyone in town
They'll point you to a cabin that the highway [C] goes around
[G] You can read the headstone [F] where his epitaph is found
[G] Says God made Judge Hillman a different light
But here he was mountain [C] right
He stood his ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Said I'll fall proud if I [Am] must fall
[Dm] This had always been [Am] his land
[F] And he loved it more [Em] than life when [Dm] he died
He knew [G] inside he was [C] mountain right
[F] He was born in Dixon Holler in [C] 1893
[F] Never had no running water, no electricity
[G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
[G] He always said you can't go wrong in life
If you do [C] what's mountain right
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_ _ He was [F] born in Dixon Holler in [C] 1893
Never had no running water, no electricity
[C] _ [G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
He always said, you can't go wrong in life
If you do what's [C] mountain right
Stand your ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Go down proud if you must fall
[Dm] This has always [Am] been our land
[F] And I love it more than life
And [Dm] when I die, [G] I'll know that I lived [C] mountain right
A _ _ _ [F] car rolled up one day with US Highway on [C] the door
The interstate is coming through, you can't live here anymore
[G] The old man said, my pa [F] lived here and my grandpa before
[G] And I ain't giving up without a fight
Gonna do what's [C] mountain right _
[F] Well they came back to give him one last chance to [C] change his mind
[F] Came with guns and dogs and talked through megaphones this time
[G] The old man said, I told you [F] once, I'm not the running kind
[G] If you boys don't shoot first, well I just might
And I'll be [C] mountain right
I'll stand my ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
_ Just say to hell with all [Am] y'all
[Dm] If you're gonna take [Am] my land, [F] you're gonna have to take [Em] my life
And [Dm] when I die, I'll [G] know that I lived [C] mountain right _ _ _ _ _
[F] Now if you gas up in Dixon, ask anyone in town
They'll point you to a cabin that the highway [C] goes around
[G] You can read the headstone [F] where his epitaph is found
[G] Says God made Judge Hillman a different light
But here he was mountain [C] right
He stood his ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Said I'll fall proud if I [Am] must fall
[Dm] This had always been [Am] his land
[F] And he loved it more [Em] than life when [Dm] he died
He knew [G] inside he was [C] mountain right _ _ _ _ _
[F] He was born in Dixon Holler in [C] 1893
[F] Never had no running water, no electricity
[G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
[G] He always said you can't go wrong in life
If you do [C] what's mountain right _ _ _ _ _
Never had no running water, no electricity
[C] _ [G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
He always said, you can't go wrong in life
If you do what's [C] mountain right
Stand your ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Go down proud if you must fall
[Dm] This has always [Am] been our land
[F] And I love it more than life
And [Dm] when I die, [G] I'll know that I lived [C] mountain right
A _ _ _ [F] car rolled up one day with US Highway on [C] the door
The interstate is coming through, you can't live here anymore
[G] The old man said, my pa [F] lived here and my grandpa before
[G] And I ain't giving up without a fight
Gonna do what's [C] mountain right _
[F] Well they came back to give him one last chance to [C] change his mind
[F] Came with guns and dogs and talked through megaphones this time
[G] The old man said, I told you [F] once, I'm not the running kind
[G] If you boys don't shoot first, well I just might
And I'll be [C] mountain right
I'll stand my ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
_ Just say to hell with all [Am] y'all
[Dm] If you're gonna take [Am] my land, [F] you're gonna have to take [Em] my life
And [Dm] when I die, I'll [G] know that I lived [C] mountain right _ _ _ _ _
[F] Now if you gas up in Dixon, ask anyone in town
They'll point you to a cabin that the highway [C] goes around
[G] You can read the headstone [F] where his epitaph is found
[G] Says God made Judge Hillman a different light
But here he was mountain [C] right
He stood his ground straight and tall [F] mountain right
Said I'll fall proud if I [Am] must fall
[Dm] This had always been [Am] his land
[F] And he loved it more [Em] than life when [Dm] he died
He knew [G] inside he was [C] mountain right _ _ _ _ _
[F] He was born in Dixon Holler in [C] 1893
[F] Never had no running water, no electricity
[G] He raised his own tobacco [F] and he raised a family
[G] He always said you can't go wrong in life
If you do [C] what's mountain right _ _ _ _ _
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