Steve Earle - The Mountain

steve earle the mountain written by steve earle
and
the del mccoury band

steve earle ( vocals , guitar )
del mccoury ( vocals , guitar )
ronnie mccoury ( vocals , bouzouki , mandolin )
rob mccoury ( guitar , banjo )
jason carter ( fiddle )
mike bub ( bass )

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
D Bm
i was born on this mountain , this mountain’s my home
D Em G A
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
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
D Bm
i was born on this mountain , this mountain’s my home
D Em G A
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 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
D Bm
i was born on this mountain , this mountain’s my home
D Em G A
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

from steve earle “the mountain”
E squared records 1999
i got this tab from cowboy lyrics i dont know who wrote it out but credit goes to
them i just wanna spread steve earles music after i got the chords from a tab request .