The Mountain Levon Helm
Written by Steve Earle, recorded by Helm on his album Dirt Farmer. Helm�??s vocal
and the instrumentation in his cover of the song gives a sound very reminiscent of The Band.
Intro: C G Am / / / / / / / C / / / / Dm / / / F / / / G
I was born[C] on this mountain a long, long[Em] time [Am]ago
Before they knoc[F]ked down the ti[Dm]mber and they str[F]ip-mined all th[G]e coal
When they ros[C]e up in the mornin�?? before it wa[Em]s daylight[Am]
To go do[F]wn in that d[C]ark hole and come[Dm] back up at nig[C]ht
I was born on this mountain, this mountain�??s my home
She holds and she keeps me from worry and woe
Well they took everything she gave, she gave and now she�??s gone
But I�??ll die on this mountain, this mountain�??s my home
I was young on this mountain, but now I am old
And I know every hollow, every cool swimmin�?? hole
�??Til one night I lay down and I woke up to find
That my childhood was over; I went back down in the mine
There�??s a hole in this mountain, it�??s dark and it�??s deep
And God only knows all the secrets that it keeps
There�??s a chill in the air only miners can feel
There�??s ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed.
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