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 .