Chords for Steve Earle, "The Mountain", performed by Benjamin Tod of Lost Dog Street Band // GemsOnVHS™

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_ _ _ _ _ _ I [G] was born on this mountain a long [Em] time ago, _ _ _ _ _ [G] before they knocked [Am] down the timber [C] and stripped
[Em] mine of the coal. _ _
_ _ _ And you [G] woke up in the morning before [Em] it was light, _ _ _ [G] and you go down in [D] that [C] dark hole
and come [Em] back at night.
_ _ _ _ And [G] I was born on this mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home, _ _ _ _ [G] and she holds me [Am] and keeps me from worrying, [Em] oh. _ _
_ _ And now [G] they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone. _ _ _ _
But I [G] will die on this [Am] mountain, this mountain's [Em] my home.
_ _ _ _ _ And I [G] was young on this mountain, but [Em] now I am old. _
_ _ _ _ And I [G] knew every [C] holler and cool [Em] swimming hole, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] till one night I lay down and [Em] woke up
to find _ that _ _ my childhood was [C] over and went down [Em] in the mine.
_ _ _ _ [G] And I was born on this mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home, _ _ _ _ [G] and she holds me [Am] and keeps me from worrying, [Em] oh. _ _ _ _ _
And now [G] they took everything that she gave, now [Em] they're gone.
_ _ _ But I will [D] die on this [C] mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home. _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [G] there's a hole in this mountain, it's dark and [Em] it's deep.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, and Lord only [Am] knows all the secrets she [Em] keeps. _ _ _
_ _ And there's [G] a chill in the air only miners can [Em] feel. _ _ _
[G] And there are ghosts in [C] the tunnels, the [Em] company's sealed.
_ _ _ _ _ And I [G] was born on this mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home, _ _ _ _ [G] and she holds [Am] me and keeps me [C] from worrying, [Em] oh. _ _ _ _ _
And [G] now they took everything that she gave, now [Em] they're gone.
_ _ _ But I [G] will die on [Am] this mountain, [C] this [Em] mountain's my home.
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