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The mountain Steve Earle
##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ###From: rickl1@ix.netcom.com (Rick)#The[And] Del McCoury BandSteve Earle (vocals, guitar)Del McCoury (vocals, guitar)Ronnie McCoury (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin)Rob McCoury (guitar, banjo)Jason Carter (fiddle)Mike Bub (bass)[D]I was born on this mountain a long time [Bm]ago[D]Before they knocked down the [Em]timber and [G]strip-mined the [Bm]coal[D]When you rose in the mornin' before it was l[Bm]ightTo go [D]down in that [Em]dark hole and [G]come back up at [Bm]night [A]I was [D]born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm]home[D]She holds me and [Em]keeps me from [G]worry and [A]woeWell, they [D]took everything that she gave, now they're [Bm]goneBut I'll [D]die on this [Em]mountain, this [G]mountain's my [D]home[D]I was young on this mountain but now I am [Bm]oldAnd I [D]knew every [Em]holler, every [G]cool swimmin' [Bm]hole[D]Till one night I lay down and woke up to [Bm]findThat my [D]childhood was [Em]over and I went d[G]own in the [Bm]mine[A]I was [D]born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm]home[D]She holds me and [Em]keeps me from [G]worry and [A]woeWell, they [D]took everything that she gave, now they're [Bm]goneBut I'll [D]die on this [Em]mountain, this [G]mountain's my [D]homeSOLO[D]There's a hole in this mountain and it's dark and it's [Bm]deepAnd [D]God only [Em]knows all the [G]secrets it [Bm]keepsThere's a [D]chill in the air only miners can [Bm]feelThere're [D]ghosts in the [Em]tunnels that the [G]company [Bm]sealedI was [D]born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Bm]home[D]She holds me and [Em]keeps me from [G]worry and [A]woeWell, they [D]took everything that she gave, now they're [Bm]goneBut I'll [D]die on this [Em]mountain, this [G]mountain's my [D]homeFrom Steve Earle "The Mountain"E Squared Records 1999
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