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The Mountain - Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band                    
[Intro]
D D D Bm
Bm D Em G
Bm Bm
[Verse]
I was Dborn on this mountain a long time Bmago 
Before they Dknocked down the Emtimber and Gstrip-mined the Bmcoal 
When you Drose in the mornin' before it was Bmlight 
To go Ddown in that Emdark hole and come Gback up at BmnightA  
[Chorus]
I was Dborn on this mountain, this mountain's my Bmhome 
And she Dholds me and Emkeeps me from Gworry and Awoe 
Well, they Dtook everything that she gave, now they're Bmgone 
But I'll Ddie on this Emmountain, this Gmountain's my Dhome
[Verse]
I was Dyoung on this mountain but now I am Bmold 
And I Dknew every Emholler, every Gcool swimmin' Bmhole 
Till Done night I lay down and woke up to Bmfind 
That my Dchildhood was Emover and I went Gdown in the BmmineA  
[Chorus]
I was Dborn on this mountain, this mountain's my Bmhome 
And she Dholds me and Emkeeps me from Gworry and Awoe 
Well, they Dtook everything that she gave, now they're Bmgone 
But I'll Ddie on this Emmountain, this Gmountain's my Dhome
[Solo]
D D D Bm
Bm D Em G
Ax2A  
[Verse]
There's a Dhole in this mountain and it's dark and it's Bmdeep 
And DGod only Emknows all the Gsecrets it Bmkeeps 
There's a Dchill in the air only miners can Bmfeel 
There're Dghosts in the Emtunnels that the Gcompany BmsealedA  
[Chorus]
I was Dborn on this mountain, this mountain's my Bmhome 
And she Dholds me and Emkeeps me from Gworry and Awoe 
Well, they Dtook everything that she gave, now they're Bmgone 
But I'll Ddie on this Emmountain, this Gmountain's my Dhome
[Outro]
D Em G D

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The Mountain

by Steve Earle

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The Mountain - Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band

[Intro]

D D D Bm

Bm D Em G

Bm Bm

[Verse]

D Bm

I was born on this mountain a long time ago

D Em G Bm

Before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal

D Bm

When you rose in the mornin' before it was light

D Em G Bm A

To go down in that dark hole and come back up at night

[Chorus]

D Bm

I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home

D Em G A

And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe

D Bm

Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone

D Em G D

But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home

[Verse]

D Bm

I was young on this mountain but now I am old

D Em G Bm

And I knew every holler, every cool swimmin' hole

D Bm

Till one night I lay down and woke up to find

D Em G Bm A

That my childhood was over and I went down in the mine

[Chorus]

D Bm

I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home

D Em G A

And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe

D Bm

Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone

D Em G D

But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home

[Solo]

D D D Bm

Bm D Em G

A A

[Verse]

D Bm

There's a hole in this mountain and it's dark and it's deep

D Em G Bm

And God only knows all the secrets it keeps

D Bm

There's a chill in the air only miners can feel

D Em G Bm A

There're ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed

[Chorus]

D Bm

I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home

D Em G A

And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe

D Bm

Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone

D Em G D

But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home

[Outro]

D Em G D

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