Chords for Ned sings "The Mountain"
Tempo:
101.65 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
C
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] Are you ready?
[D#] [G]
[Em]
[G] [C]
[Em]
I [G] was born on this mountain, long [Em] time cold, before [G] they knocked [C] down the timber and [Em] scrimmined the coal.
[G] I'd wake every morning, before it [Em] was light, [G] and I'd go down in [C] that dark hole and come
up [Em] at night.
[D] I was born [G] on this mountain, this mountain's [Em] my home, and [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying.
And [G] they took everything that she gave, now [Em] they're gone, but I [G] will be [Am] on this mountain,
[C] this mountain's [Em] my home.
I [G] was born on this mountain, but now [Em] I am old, [G] and I knew [C] every holler and [Em] cool swimming pool.
[G] And one night as I lay down, I woke [Em] up to find that [G] my childhood [C] was over and went down
[Em] in the mine.
I
[D] [G] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Em] home, and [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying.
[G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, but [G] I will die [C] on this mountain,
this [Em] mountain's my home.
[G]
[Em]
[C]
[G] There's coal in this mountain, it's dark and it's [Em] deep.
Oh and God [C] only knows all the [Em] secrets she keeps.
[G] There's a chill in the air all the miners [Em] can feel.
[G] And there's ghosts in [C] the tunnels that the [Em] company sees.
[D] [G] I was born on this mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home, [G] and she [C] holds me and keeps me from [Em] worrying.
[G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, [G] but I will die on this [Am] mountain,
[C] this [Em] mountain's my home.
[F#]
[D#] [G]
[Em]
[G] [C]
[Em]
I [G] was born on this mountain, long [Em] time cold, before [G] they knocked [C] down the timber and [Em] scrimmined the coal.
[G] I'd wake every morning, before it [Em] was light, [G] and I'd go down in [C] that dark hole and come
up [Em] at night.
[D] I was born [G] on this mountain, this mountain's [Em] my home, and [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying.
And [G] they took everything that she gave, now [Em] they're gone, but I [G] will be [Am] on this mountain,
[C] this mountain's [Em] my home.
I [G] was born on this mountain, but now [Em] I am old, [G] and I knew [C] every holler and [Em] cool swimming pool.
[G] And one night as I lay down, I woke [Em] up to find that [G] my childhood [C] was over and went down
[Em] in the mine.
I
[D] [G] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Em] home, and [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying.
[G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, but [G] I will die [C] on this mountain,
this [Em] mountain's my home.
[G]
[Em]
[C]
[G] There's coal in this mountain, it's dark and it's [Em] deep.
Oh and God [C] only knows all the [Em] secrets she keeps.
[G] There's a chill in the air all the miners [Em] can feel.
[G] And there's ghosts in [C] the tunnels that the [Em] company sees.
[D] [G] I was born on this mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home, [G] and she [C] holds me and keeps me from [Em] worrying.
[G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, [G] but I will die on this [Am] mountain,
[C] this [Em] mountain's my home.
[F#]
Key:
Em
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
_ _ _ _ [Em] Are _ you ready?
[D#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
I [G] was born on this mountain, long [Em] time cold, _ _ _ _ before [G] they knocked [C] down the timber and [Em] scrimmined the coal.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I'd wake every morning, before it [Em] was light, _ _ _ _ [G] and I'd go down in [C] that dark hole and come
up [Em] at night. _ _ _ _ _
[D] I was born [G] on this mountain, this mountain's [Em] my home, _ and _ _ [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying. _
_ _ _ _ And [G] they took everything that she gave, now [Em] they're gone, _ _ _ but I [G] will be [Am] on this mountain,
[C] this mountain's [Em] my home. _ _ _ _
I [G] was born on this mountain, but now [Em] I am old, _ _ _ _ _ [G] and I knew [C] every holler and [Em] cool swimming pool.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And one night as I lay down, I woke [Em] up to find _ that _ _ [G] my childhood [C] was over and went down
[Em] in the mine.
_ I _
[D] _ [G] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Em] home, _ _ and _ [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, _ _ _ but [G] I will die [C] on this mountain,
this [Em] mountain's my home. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] There's coal in this mountain, it's dark and it's [Em] deep. _ _ _
_ _ Oh and God [C] only knows all the [Em] secrets she keeps. _ _ _ _ _
[G] There's a chill in the air all the miners [Em] can feel.
_ _ _ [G] And there's ghosts in [C] the tunnels that the [Em] company sees. _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] I was born on this mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home, _ _ _ _ [G] and she [C] holds me and keeps me from [Em] worrying. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, _ _ _ [G] but I will die on this [Am] mountain,
[C] this [Em] mountain's my home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[D#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
I [G] was born on this mountain, long [Em] time cold, _ _ _ _ before [G] they knocked [C] down the timber and [Em] scrimmined the coal.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I'd wake every morning, before it [Em] was light, _ _ _ _ [G] and I'd go down in [C] that dark hole and come
up [Em] at night. _ _ _ _ _
[D] I was born [G] on this mountain, this mountain's [Em] my home, _ and _ _ [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying. _
_ _ _ _ And [G] they took everything that she gave, now [Em] they're gone, _ _ _ but I [G] will be [Am] on this mountain,
[C] this mountain's [Em] my home. _ _ _ _
I [G] was born on this mountain, but now [Em] I am old, _ _ _ _ _ [G] and I knew [C] every holler and [Em] cool swimming pool.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And one night as I lay down, I woke [Em] up to find _ that _ _ [G] my childhood [C] was over and went down
[Em] in the mine.
_ I _
[D] _ [G] was born on this mountain, this mountain's my [Em] home, _ _ and _ [G] she holds [C] me and keeps me from [Em] worrying. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, _ _ _ but [G] I will die [C] on this mountain,
this [Em] mountain's my home. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] There's coal in this mountain, it's dark and it's [Em] deep. _ _ _
_ _ Oh and God [C] only knows all the [Em] secrets she keeps. _ _ _ _ _
[G] There's a chill in the air all the miners [Em] can feel.
_ _ _ [G] And there's ghosts in [C] the tunnels that the [Em] company sees. _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] I was born on this mountain, this [Em] mountain's my home, _ _ _ _ [G] and she [C] holds me and keeps me from [Em] worrying. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] And they took everything that she gave, [Em] now they're gone, _ _ _ [G] but I will die on this [Am] mountain,
[C] this [Em] mountain's my home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _