Dolly Parton - Mountain angel

^GPretty as an ^Cangel from the ^Gday that she was ^Cborn ^GSkin as fair as ^CLily's hair, as ^Ggolden as the ^Dcorn ^GThey knew that she was ^Cspecial from the ^Gmoment she first ^Ccried ^GShe was a ^Cmountain ^Dangel ^Gcertified ^GShe was her momma's ^Cbaby, she ^Gwas her daddy's ^Cpride ^GGood at home, at ^Cchurch and school, at ^Geverything she ^Ctried ^GEverybody's ^Cdarlin' led a ^Gcharmed and peaceful ^Clife ^GThe perfect mountain ^Cangel '^Dtil he ^Garrived

^GAnd oh^Ch, she ^Gfell so deeply ^GOooo^Ch, she couldn't ^Gstop ^GShe gave herself to ^Chim, milled it ^Gcompletely ^{C G}He lifted her so ^Chigh ^Dhe let her ^Gdrop

^GShe gave up ^Ceverything for him that ^Gmattered in her ^Clife ^GAll the others that had ^Cloved her and she ^Gvowed to be his ^Dwife ^GShe dreamed of bearing ^Cchildren in an ^Givy-covered ^Chouse ^GThe mountain angel's ^Csunshine ^Dturned to ^Gclouds ^GThe wicked handsome ^Cstranger ^Gleft the way he ^Ccame ^GBroke her heart and ^Cbroke her mind ^GShe never was the ^Dsame ^EmThey say he was the ^Cdevil ^GThat had come to steal her ^Csoul ^GShe never loved ^Canother ^Dit was ^Gtold ^GThey say she had a ^Cbaby ^GSome say that it had ^Cdied ^GThey it's just as ^Cwell As it had ^Gbeen the devil's ^Dchild ^GThey say good conquers ^Cevil ^GBut here, evil won the ^Cprize ^GSo the mountain ^Cangel ^Dtook to the ^Gwild

^GAnd oo^Ch, she couldn't ^Gtake it ^GYears passed and she had ^Clong since lost her ^Gmind ^GShe waited for him ^Cas her beauty ^Gfaded ^{C G}Her parents died from ^Cgrief ^Dbefore their ^Gtime

^GShe tried to gather ^Cpieces of her ^Glife, they wouldn't ^Cfit ^GBeside the tiny grave ^Cdeep in the ^Gwoods is where she'd ^Dsit ^GTalking to the ^Cchild, herself, to ^Ghim, who knew for ^Csure ^GPossessed they say by ^Csatan's ^Dinsane ^Glure

^GHigh a'top the ^Cmountain, for ^Gyears they say she's ^Cseen ^GLooking down ^Cupon the town where ^Gshe had once been ^Dqueen ^GShe'd sneak around the ^Cplayground, watch the ^Glittle children ^Cplay ^GThey'd see the ^Ccrazy lady ^Dthen run ^Gaway ^GThey say she roamed these ^Chills for years, ^Gwearing not a ^Cstitch ^GThe lovely mountain ^Cangel now ^Gthought to be a ^Dwitch ^GShe made those wailing ^Cmournful sounds That ^Gyou could hear ^Cfor miles ^GLong after she laid ^Cdown upon her ^Dbaby's grave and ^Gdied

^GAnd oo^Ch, her ghost is ^Gcallin' ^GShe's waiting for the ^Cones that she ^Gadored ^GThrough spring and summer, ^Cfall when snow is ^Gfallin' ^GHer spirit roams ^Cthese hills ^Dforever ^Gmore ^GThe mountain angel's ^Cvoices ^Dever ^Gmore