Chords for Steve Earle - The Mountain (Live at Farm Aid 2006)

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Steve Earle - The Mountain (Live at Farm Aid 2006) chords
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Thank [Gm] you so much.
[Bbm] I would, uh, I think I need some help on this one.
So would you please welcome
Allison Moore and Shelby Lynn.
[D]
[Am] [D]
I'm [Am] [D] married to the big one.
[A]
This is, [D]
uh
Hey, y'all.
[E]
People, uh, with a lot of [Eb] money, they come to this country
and [D] they're picking a good time to try to get things [C] out of the ground
because they've [N] [Bb]
been trying to make a living.
[C] [D]
If, uh, once they, uh,
[Dbm] those interests are usually from outside
[C] [Bb] [A] [Bbm]
[D] I
[A] [Bm]
[D] [Em] [G]
[D]
was born on a warm, warm time
[Bm] It was a [D] night [A] time [Em] tender
And [G] it's getting more and more [Bm] cold
When [D] you rose and walked
For [Bm] it was flying
The [D] good time in [Em]
[G] the back of the [Bm] mind
[A]
[D] I was born on this mountain
This mountain [Bm] my home
[D] And she hugged [Em] me and keeps me
[G] From worry [A] and hope
[D] Well, they took everything
And she gave [Bm] mine to God
Well, [D] I'll die [E] on this mountain
[G] This mountain
[D]
I was young on this mountain
Now [A]
[Bm]
[D] I'm
And I knew [A] every [Em] heart
Every [G] crux of the [Bm] whole
When [D] I woke [Bm] up to find
[D] That my childhood [A] [Em] was over
[G] I [Bm]
[A]
[D] was born on this [A] mountain [B] My [Bm] home
[D] And she hugged me [Em] and keeps me
[G] From worry [A] and hope
[D] Well, they took everything
And she gave mine [Bm] to God
[D] Well, I'll die [Em] [G]
[D]
[Bm]
[D] [Em] [G]
[D]
on this mountain This mountain
I can't [Bm] speak
[D] God only [Em] knows all [G] the secrets he keeps
[Bm] There's [D] a chill in the air
Only miners [Bm] can feel
And [D] there's ghosts [Em] in the tunnels
[G] That the company [Bm] sees
I
[A] [D] was born on this mountain
[Bm] And [D] she hugged [Em] me and keeps [G] me
From worry [A] and hope
[D] Well, they took everything
And she gave [Bm] mine to God
[D] Well, I'll die [Em] on this mountain
[G]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[D]
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Thank [Gm] you so much.
_ _ [Bbm] I would, uh, I think I need some help on this one.
So would you please welcome
Allison Moore and Shelby Lynn. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
I'm [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ married to the big one.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ This is, _ _ _ [D] _
uh_
Hey, y'all.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ People, uh, with a lot of [Eb] money, they come to this country
and [D] they're picking a good time to try to get things [C] out of the ground
because they've [N] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
been trying to make a living. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If, uh, _ once they, _ _ uh,
[Dbm] those interests are usually from outside_ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bbm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ was born on a _ _ _ warm, warm time
[Bm] It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was a [D] night [A] time [Em] tender
And [G] it's getting more and more [Bm] cold _
_ _ When [D] you rose and walked
_ For [Bm] it was flying _
_ _ _ _ _ The _ _ [D] good time in [Em] _ _
[G] the back of the [Bm] mind _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I was born on this mountain
This mountain [Bm] my home _ _ _
[D] And she hugged [Em] me and keeps me
[G] From worry [A] and hope _ _ _ _
[D] Well, they took _ everything
And she gave [Bm] mine to God
Well, _ [D] I'll die [E] on this mountain
[G] This mountain
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was young on this mountain
_ Now _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I'm_
And I knew [A] every [Em] heart
Every [G] crux of the [Bm] whole _ _
_ When _ [D] _ I _ _ _ _ woke [Bm] up to find _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] That my childhood [A] [Em] was over
_ [G] I _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] was born on _ _ _ this [A] mountain [B] My _ [Bm] home _
[D] And she hugged me [Em] and keeps me
[G] From worry [A] and hope _ _ _
[D] Well, they took everything
And _ she gave mine [Bm] to God _ _ _
[D] Well, I'll die _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ on this mountain _ This _ _ mountain
I can't [Bm] speak _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] God only [Em] knows all [G] the secrets he keeps
[Bm] _ _ _ There's _ [D] a chill in the air
Only miners [Bm] can feel
_ _ And [D] there's ghosts [Em] in the tunnels
[G] That the company [Bm] sees
_ _ _ I _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] was born _ _ _ _ on this mountain
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ And [D] she hugged [Em] me and keeps [G] me
From worry [A] and hope
_ _ _ [D] Well, they took everything
_ _ And she gave [Bm] mine to _ _ _ _ God
[D] Well, I'll die [Em] on this mountain
_ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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