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The Mountain

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[Chorus 1]
N.C.
Take me home to the mountain
N.C.
The land my mother used to sing
N.C.
But beware the mouth of the dragon
N.C.
In his lungs, the coal he keeps
N.C.
In his lungs, the coal he keeps
[Verse 1]
"DmFare thee well," Cshouted the Dmpreacher
"DmFare thee well," he Csang
This Dmman down inside the Cmouth of the Dmdragon
FBound for Gheaven's Dmgates
FBound for Gheaven's Dmgates
[Verse 2]
DmAll the homes as Cdark as Dmmolasses
DmBut the house of the CLord
The Dmman who fell Cin that Dmmine
Is Fwrapped up Gon his Dmporch
He Fwrapped him Gon his Dmporch
[Intstrumental]
|  Dm|  C    Dm|  Dm|   C|  Dm|  C    Dm|  F    G|  Dm|
[Chorus 1]
DmTake me Chome to the Dmmountain
The Dmland my Cmother used to Dmsing
But beDmware the Cmouth of the Dmdragon
In his Flungs, the Gcoal he keDmeps
In his Flungs, the Gcoal he keDmeps
[Verse 3]
 N.C.                    C  Dm  
"Hallelujah, I slayed the dragon"
The Dmson of the dead man Csang
"DmI lit a match inCside of the Dmshaft
And Fburned his Glungs Dmaway
And Fburned his Glungs Dmaway"
[Instrumental]
|  Dm|  C    Dm|  Dm|   C|  Dm|  C    Dm|  F    G|Dm  
[Chorus 2]
N.C.
I remember the mountain
N.C.
The tales my mother used to sing
N.C.
Of the father killed by the dragon
N.C.
And the son who avenged his name

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The Mountain

by Shane Smith & the Saints

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus 1]

N.C.

Take me home to the mountain

N.C.

The land my mother used to sing

N.C.

But beware the mouth of the dragon

N.C.

In his lungs, the coal he keeps

N.C.

In his lungs, the coal he keeps

[Verse 1]

Dm C Dm

"Fare thee well," shouted the preacher

Dm C

"Fare thee well," he sang

Dm C Dm

This man down inside the mouth of the dragon

F G Dm

Bound for heaven's gates

F G Dm

Bound for heaven's gates

[Verse 2]

Dm C Dm

All the homes as dark as molasses

Dm C

But the house of the Lord

Dm C Dm

The man who fell in that mine

F G Dm

Is wrapped up on his porch

F G Dm

He wrapped him on his porch

[Intstrumental]

Dm C Dm Dm C Dm C Dm F G Dm

| | | | | | | | |

[Chorus 1]

Dm C Dm

Take me home to the mountain

Dm C Dm

The land my mother used to sing

Dm C Dm

But beware the mouth of the dragon

F G Dm

In his lungs, the coal he keeps

F G Dm

In his lungs, the coal he keeps

[Verse 3]

C Dm

N.C.

"Hallelujah, I slayed the dragon"

Dm C

The son of the dead man sang

Dm C Dm

"I lit a match inside of the shaft

F G Dm

And burned his lungs away

F G Dm

And burned his lungs away"

[Instrumental]

Dm C Dm Dm C Dm C Dm F G Dm

| | | | | | | |

[Chorus 2]

N.C.

I remember the mountain

N.C.

The tales my mother used to sing

N.C.

Of the father killed by the dragon

N.C.

And the son who avenged his name

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