Steve Earle - The mountain

^DI was born on this mountain a long time ^Bmago ^DBefore they knocked down the ^Emtimber and ^Gstrip-mined the ^Bmcoal ^DWhen you rose in the mornin' before it was l^Bmight To go ^Ddown in that ^Emdark hole and ^Gcome back up at ^Bmnight ^A I was ^Dborn on this mountain, this mountain's my ^Bmhome ^DShe holds 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 ^DI was young on this mountain but now I am ^Bmold And I ^Dknew every ^Emholler, every ^Gcool swimmin' ^Bmhole ^DTill one night I lay down and woke up to ^Bmfind That my ^Dchildhood was ^Emover and I went d^Gown in the ^Bmmine^A I was ^Dborn on this mountain, this mountain's my ^Bmhome ^DShe holds 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

^DThere's a hole 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 ^Bmsealed ^A I was ^Dborn on this mountain, this mountain's my ^Bmhome ^DShe holds 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