Steve Earle - The Mountain Chords
Tempo:
120.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Bm]
[D] [E] [C]
[G] [D]
I was born on this man long time [Bm] ago For [D] the knock down the [E] timber [G] and the strip mine
And the [Bm] cold [D] wind you rose in the morning Oh it was [Bm] like the [D] good man in [E] that dark
hole Come [G] back up [Bm] at night
I [A]
[D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
[D] And she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa
Well [D] they took everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone
But I [D] die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home
I was young on this mountain, [Bm] I'm old
And [D] I knew every [E] holler, [G] every cruel son and [Bm] hoe
One [D]
night a lady woke up to [Bm] find That
[D] my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in
[Bm] the mine [A]
I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's
[Bm] my home And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from [A] worrying,
whoa Well [D] they took everything that she gave,
now [Bm] they're gone But [D] I die [Em] on 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
[Bm] and it's deep
[D] And God only [E]
knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
[D] There's a chill in the air only miners [Bm] can't feel
And [D] there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels [G] that the company [Bm] see
[A]
I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm] home
[D] And she holds [Em] me and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa
[D] Well they took everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone
But [D] I 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 man long time [Bm] ago For [D] the knock down the [E] timber [G] and the strip mine
And the [Bm] cold [D] wind you rose in the morning Oh it was [Bm] like the [D] good man in [E] that dark
hole Come [G] back up [Bm] at night
I [A]
[D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home
[D] And she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa
Well [D] they took everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone
But I [D] die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home
I was young on this mountain, [Bm] I'm old
And [D] I knew every [E] holler, [G] every cruel son and [Bm] hoe
One [D]
night a lady woke up to [Bm] find That
[D] my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in
[Bm] the mine [A]
I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's
[Bm] my home And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from [A] worrying,
whoa Well [D] they took everything that she gave,
now [Bm] they're gone But [D] I die [Em] on 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
[Bm] and it's deep
[D] And God only [E]
knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
[D] There's a chill in the air only miners [Bm] can't feel
And [D] there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels [G] that the company [Bm] see
[A]
I [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm] home
[D] And she holds [Em] me and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa
[D] Well they took everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone
But [D] I 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 man _ long time [Bm] ago _ For _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] the knock down the [E] timber [G] and the strip mine
And the [Bm] cold _ _ _ _ [D] wind you rose in the morning _ Oh it was [Bm] _ _ like _ _ _ _ _ _ the [D] good man in [E] that dark
hole Come [G] back up [Bm] at night
I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home _
_ [D] And she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa _ _
Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone _ _
_ But I [D] die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was young on this mountain, _ _ _ [Bm] I'm old _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And [D] I knew every [E] holler, [G] every cruel son and [Bm] hoe
_ _ One _ [D] _
_ night a lady _ woke up to [Bm] find _ That _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in
[Bm] the mine _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
I _ [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's
[Bm] my home _ _ And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from [A] worrying,
whoa _ _ _ Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave,
now [Bm] they're gone But [D] I die [Em] on 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
[Bm] and it's deep _
_ _ _ [D] And God only [E]
knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
_ _ _ [D] There's a chill in the air only miners _ [Bm] can't feel
_ And [D] there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels [G] that the company [Bm] see
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ I [D] was born on this mountain, this _ mountain's my [Bm] home
_ _ _ [D] And she holds [Em] me and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa
_ _ _ [D] Well they took _ _ everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone
But _ [D] I 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 man _ long time [Bm] ago _ For _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] the knock down the [E] timber [G] and the strip mine
And the [Bm] cold _ _ _ _ [D] wind you rose in the morning _ Oh it was [Bm] _ _ like _ _ _ _ _ _ the [D] good man in [E] that dark
hole Come [G] back up [Bm] at night
I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's [Bm] my home _
_ [D] And she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa _ _
Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone _ _
_ But I [D] die on [Em] this mountain, [G] this mountain's [D] my home _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was young on this mountain, _ _ _ [Bm] I'm old _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And [D] I knew every [E] holler, [G] every cruel son and [Bm] hoe
_ _ One _ [D] _
_ night a lady _ woke up to [Bm] find _ That _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] my childhood [Em] was over, I [G] went down in
[Bm] the mine _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
I _ [D] was born on this mountain, this mountain's
[Bm] my home _ _ And [D] she holds me [E] and keeps me [G] from [A] worrying,
whoa _ _ _ Well [D] they took _ everything that she gave,
now [Bm] they're gone But [D] I die [Em] on 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
[Bm] and it's deep _
_ _ _ [D] And God only [E]
knows all [G] the secrets [Bm] it keeps
_ _ _ [D] There's a chill in the air only miners _ [Bm] can't feel
_ And [D] there's ghosts in [E] the tunnels [G] that the company [Bm] see
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ I [D] was born on this mountain, this _ mountain's my [Bm] home
_ _ _ [D] And she holds [Em] me and keeps me [G] from worrying, [A] whoa
_ _ _ [D] Well they took _ _ everything that she gave, now [Bm] they're gone
But _ [D] I die [Em] on this mountain, [G] this _ [D] mountain's my home _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _