| D | |
| I just had to show 'em |
| G | |
| I didn't need 'em |
| D | A | |
| And so I headed out West to see some old friends of mine |
| D | |
| I thought if I'd climb u | p |
| G | |
| 'Ole Ajax mountain |
| D | |
| Maybe that would help me |
| A | D | |
| Get it all off my mind |
| D | |
| I made it up to the top |
| G | |
| Picked out a clear spot |
| D | A | |
| I thought a whole lo | t about the rest of my life |
| D | |
| I had no idea th | en |
| G | |
| Soon it would nearly end |
| D | |
| Up on this mountain | side |
| A | D | |
| I would nearly die |
| G | D | |
| And they're all in | Alabama |
| G | D | |
| And they're all in | Dixe Land |
| G | D | A | |
| God I'm dying he | re in Montana....plea | se Lord |
| D | A | D | |
| Just wanna go back | to hold | her hand |
| A | D | |
| Just let me get back | to my old home land |
| D | |
| They said I'd never sing again |
| G | |
| I learned alot about my friends |
| D | |
| 'Cause when you're shot down and out |
| A | |
| You don't get many calls |
| D | |
| But I saw some tears in some | eyes |
| G | |
| Since my poor old mother has die | d |
| D | A | D | |
| I nearly lost | it all | when I lost my grandpa |
| G | D | |
| But you can find us all in Ala | bama |
| G | D | |
| Yeah, we're all down | in Dixie Land |
| G | D | A | |
| I didn't die | out in Montana....no L | ord |
| D | A | D | |
| You let me get back | to my | old homeland |
| A | D | |
| And I'm gonna hold on to | her hand |
| D | |
| I've done a whole lot of searchin' |
| G | |
| A whole lot of hurtin' |
| D | A | |
| before I finally | found my road in life |
| D | |
| You gotta say things you wanna say |
| G | |
| Go on and do things your own way |
| D | A | D | |
| You can climb any old mountain once | you make up your mind |
| G | D | |
| And I made mine in Ala | bama |
| G | D | |
| And I found mine down | in Dixie Land |
| G | D | A | |
| I didn't die | out in Montana...no L | ord |
| D | A | D | |
| You let me get bac | k to my | 'ole homeland |
| A | D | |
| And I'm gonna hold on to | her hand |
| G D A D (to end up) |