Steve Earl- The mountain Chords
Tempo:
119.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Bm]
[D] [E]
[C] [G] [D]
I was born on this mountain long time [Bm] ago
Before [D] the knockdown of [E] timber [G] and the strip mine [Bm] of coal
[D] When you rose in the morning, oh it was [Bm] light
[D] Grew down in [E] that dark hole [G] come back [Bm] up at night
I [A]
[D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
[D] And she holds [E] me and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
[D] Well they took everything that she gave [Bm] now they're gone
But [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, [G] this [D] mountain's my home
I was young on this mountain, I'm [Bm] old
[D] And I knew every [E] holler, [G]
every cruel swinging [Bm] hole
One [D] night a lady woke up [Bm] to find
That
[D]
my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in [F#m] the [Bm] mine
[A]
I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm] home
And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
Well [D] they took everything that she gave now [Bm] they're gone
But [D] I'll die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home
[Bm]
[D]
[E] [G] [A]
[D]
[Bm]
[D]
[Em] [G] [D]
There's a hole in this mountain, it's dark and [Bm] it's deep
[D] God only [E] knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
[D] There's a chill in the air only miners [Bm] can feel
[D] And there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels that [G] the company [Bm]
see
[A]
[D] I was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
[D] And she holds me [Em] and keeps [G] me from worry [A] and woe
Well [D] they took everything that she gave now they're [Bm]
gone
But [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, [G] this [D] mountain's my home
[E] [G] [D]
[Bm]
[D] [E]
[C] [G] [D]
I was born on this mountain long time [Bm] ago
Before [D] the knockdown of [E] timber [G] and the strip mine [Bm] of coal
[D] When you rose in the morning, oh it was [Bm] light
[D] Grew down in [E] that dark hole [G] come back [Bm] up at night
I [A]
[D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
[D] And she holds [E] me and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
[D] Well they took everything that she gave [Bm] now they're gone
But [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, [G] this [D] mountain's my home
I was young on this mountain, I'm [Bm] old
[D] And I knew every [E] holler, [G]
every cruel swinging [Bm] hole
One [D] night a lady woke up [Bm] to find
That
[D]
my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in [F#m] the [Bm] mine
[A]
I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm] home
And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
Well [D] they took everything that she gave now [Bm] they're gone
But [D] I'll die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home
[Bm]
[D]
[E] [G] [A]
[D]
[Bm]
[D]
[Em] [G] [D]
There's a hole in this mountain, it's dark and [Bm] it's deep
[D] God only [E] knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
[D] There's a chill in the air only miners [Bm] can feel
[D] And there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels that [G] the company [Bm]
see
[A]
[D] I was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
[D] And she holds me [Em] and keeps [G] me from worry [A] and woe
Well [D] they took everything that she gave now they're [Bm]
gone
But [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, [G] this [D] mountain's my home
[E] [G] [D]
Key:
D
Bm
G
E
A
D
Bm
G
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ I was born on this mountain _ long time [Bm] ago
Before _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] the knockdown of [E] timber _ [G] and the strip mine [Bm] of coal _ _ _
[D] When you rose in the morning, oh it was [Bm] light _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Grew down in [E] that dark hole [G] come back [Bm] up at night
I _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
_ _ _ [D] And she holds [E] me and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
_ _ _ [D] Well they took everything that she gave [Bm] now they're gone
But _ [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, _ [G] this [D] mountain's my home
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was young on this mountain, _ _ _ I'm [Bm] old _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] And I knew every [E] holler, _ [G]
every cruel swinging [Bm] hole
_ _ One _ [D] _ _ night a lady _ woke up [Bm] to find
That _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in [F#m] the [Bm] mine
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm] home
_ _ And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
_ Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave now [Bm] they're gone
But _ [D] I'll die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a hole in this mountain, it's dark and [Bm] it's deep
_ _ _ _ [D] God only [E] knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
_ _ [D] There's a chill in the air only miners [Bm] can feel
_ _ [D] And there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels that [G] the company [Bm]
see
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
_ _ [D] And she holds me [Em] and keeps [G] me from worry [A] and woe
_ _ Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave now they're [Bm]
gone
_ _ But [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, [G] this _ [D] mountain's my home _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ I was born on this mountain _ long time [Bm] ago
Before _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] the knockdown of [E] timber _ [G] and the strip mine [Bm] of coal _ _ _
[D] When you rose in the morning, oh it was [Bm] light _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Grew down in [E] that dark hole [G] come back [Bm] up at night
I _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
_ _ _ [D] And she holds [E] me and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
_ _ _ [D] Well they took everything that she gave [Bm] now they're gone
But _ [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, _ [G] this [D] mountain's my home
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was young on this mountain, _ _ _ I'm [Bm] old _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] And I knew every [E] holler, _ [G]
every cruel swinging [Bm] hole
_ _ One _ [D] _ _ night a lady _ woke up [Bm] to find
That _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in [F#m] the [Bm] mine
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm] home
_ _ And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worry [A] and woe
_ Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave now [Bm] they're gone
But _ [D] I'll die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a hole in this mountain, it's dark and [Bm] it's deep
_ _ _ _ [D] God only [E] knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
_ _ [D] There's a chill in the air only miners [Bm] can feel
_ _ [D] And there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels that [G] the company [Bm]
see
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
_ _ [D] And she holds me [Em] and keeps [G] me from worry [A] and woe
_ _ Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave now they're [Bm]
gone
_ _ But [D] I'll die [Em] on this mountain, [G] this _ [D] mountain's my home _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _