The Mountain Levon Helm
Written by Steve Earle, recorded by Helm on his album Dirt Farmer. Helmâ??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 morninâ?? 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 mountainâ??s my home
She holds and she keeps me from worry and woe
Well they took everything she gave, she gave and now sheâ??s gone
But Iâ??ll die on this mountain, this mountainâ??s my home
I was young on this mountain, but now I am old
And I know every hollow, every cool swimminâ?? hole
â??Til one night I lay down and I woke up to find
That my childhood was over; I went back down in the mine
Thereâ??s a hole in this mountain, itâ??s dark and itâ??s deep
And God only knows all the secrets that it keeps
Thereâ??s a chill in the air only miners can feel
Thereâ??s ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed.
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