Steve Earle - The mountain
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Capo: 2
Tabbed by Jim Robinson
Steve Earle
The Mountain
Standard Tuning, capo 2nd fret
This is the version Steve has often played solo acoustic with a little slower tempo than
the album version. Find it on Youtube to hear the more subtle chord variations and turnarounds.
C/GI was born on this mountain a long time Amago
C/GBefore they knocked down the Dmtimber and Fstrip-mined the Amcoal
C/GWhen you rose in the mornin' before it was Amlight
To go C/Gdown in that Dmdark hole and come back up at Amnight G
I was C/Gborn on this mountain, this mountain's my Amhome
C/GShe holds me and Dmkeeps me from Fworry and Gwoe
Well, they C/Gtook everything that she gave, now they're Amgone
But I'll C/Gdie on this Dmmountain, this Fmountain's my C/Ghome
C/GI was young on this mountain but now I am Amold
And I C/Gknew every Dmholler, every Fcool swimmin' Amhole
C/GTill one night I lay down and woke up to Amfind
C/G Dm F Am
TGhat my childhood was over and I went down in the mine
I was C/Gborn on this mountain, this mountain's my hoAmme
C/GShe holds me and Dmkeeps me from Fworry and Gwoe
Well, they C/Gtook everything that she gave, now they're goAmne
But I'll C/Gdie on this Dmmountain, this Fmountain's my C/Ghome
SOLO
C/GThere's a hole in this mountain and it's dark and it's Amdeep
And C/GGod only Dmknows all the Fsecrets it Amkeeps
There's a C/Gchill in the air only miners can Amfeel
C/G Dm F Am
TheGre're ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed
I was C/Gborn on this mountain, this mountain's my Amhome
C/GShe holds me and Dmkeeps me from Fworry and Gwoe
Well, they C/Gtook everything that she gave, now they're Amgone
But I'll C/Gdie on this Dmmountain, this Fmountain's my C/Ghome