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Wild Montana Skies

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[Intro]
|  G|
[Verse 1]
He was born in the Bitteroot Valley in the eCarly morning rGain
Wild geese over the water, heading north and home agDain
Bringin' a wGarm wind from the south, bringin' the fCirst taste of the Gspring
His mother took him to her breast and sDoftly she did sinGg:
[Chorus]
COh, MontaDna, gGive this child a home
Give him the lCove of a good fDamily and a wGoman of his own
Give him a fCire in his hDeart, give him a lGight in his Ceyes
Give him the Gwild wind for a brother and the Dwild Montana sGkiesC  D  G  
[Verse 2]
His mother died that summer and he nCever learned to cGry
He never knew his father and he never did ask wDhy
He nGever knew the answers that would mCake an easy wGay
But he learned to know the wilderness and to bDe a man that wGay
His mother's brother took him in to his fCamily and his hGome
Gave him a hand that he could lean on and a strength to call his Down
And he leGarned to be a farmer and he leCarned to love the lGand
And he learned to read the seasons and he lDearned to make a stGand
[Chorus]
OCh, MontanDa, giGve this child a home
Give him the lCove of a good fDamily and a wGoman of his own
Give him a fCire in his hDeart, give him a lGight in his eCyes
Give him the Gwild wind for a brother and the wDild Montana skGiesC  D  G  
[Verse 3]
On the Geve of his 21st birthday, he sCet out on his Gown
He was 30 years and runnin' when he found his way back hDome
Ridin' a stGorm across the mountains and an aCchin' in his hGeart
Said he came to turn the pages and to mDake a brand new stGart
Now he never told the story of the tCime that he was gGone
Some say he was a lawyer, some say he was a jDohn
There was sGomething in the city that he sCaid he couldn't brGeathe
There was something in the country that he sDaid he couldn't lGeave
[Chorus]
COh, MontaDna, gGive this child a home
Give him the lCove of a good fDamily and a wGoman of his own
Give him a fCire in his hDeart, give him a lGight in his Ceyes
Give him the wGild wind for a brother and the wDild Montana skGiesC  D  G  
[Outro]
Now sGome say he was crazy and some are glCad he's gGone
But some of us will miss him and we'll try to carry Don
Giving a vGoice to the forest, giving a vCoice to the dGawn
Giving a voice to the wilderness and the lDand that he lived Gon
[Chorus]
OCh, MontanDa, giGve this child a home
Give him the lCove of a good fDamily and a wGoman of his own
Give him a fCire in his hDeart, give him a lGight in his Ceyes
Give him the wGild wind for a brother and the wDild Montana skGiesC  D  G  

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Wild Montana Skies

by John Denver

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

| |

[Verse 1]

C G

He was born in the Bitteroot Valley in the early morning rain

Wild geese over the water, heading north and home again

G C G

Bringin' a warm wind from the south, bringin' the first taste of the spring

D G

His mother took him to her breast and softly she did sing:

[Chorus]

C D G

Oh, Montana, give this child a home

C D G

Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own

C D G C

Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes

G D G C D G

Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies

[Verse 2]

C G

His mother died that summer and he never learned to cry

He never knew his father and he never did ask why

G C G

He never knew the answers that would make an easy way

D G

But he learned to know the wilderness and to be a man that way

C G

His mother's brother took him in to his family and his home

Gave him a hand that he could lean on and a strength to call his own

G C G

And he learned to be a farmer and he learned to love the land

D G

And he learned to read the seasons and he learned to make a stand

[Chorus]

C D G

Oh, Montana, give this child a home

C D G

Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own

C D G C

Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes

G D G C D G

Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies

[Verse 3]

G C G

On the eve of his 21st birthday, he set out on his own

He was 30 years and runnin' when he found his way back home

G C G

Ridin' a storm across the mountains and an achin' in his heart

D G

Said he came to turn the pages and to make a brand new start

C G

Now he never told the story of the time that he was gone

Some say he was a lawyer, some say he was a john

G C G

There was something in the city that he said he couldn't breathe

D G

There was something in the country that he said he couldn't leave

[Chorus]

C D G

Oh, Montana, give this child a home

C D G

Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own

C D G C

Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes

G D G C D G

Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies

[Outro]

G C G

Now some say he was crazy and some are glad he's gone

But some of us will miss him and we'll try to carry on

G C G

Giving a voice to the forest, giving a voice to the dawn

D G

Giving a voice to the wilderness and the land that he lived on

[Chorus]

C D G

Oh, Montana, give this child a home

C D G

Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own

C D G C

Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes

G D G C D G

Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies

About Wild Montana Skies Chords by John Denver

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