Verse 1 G Em I was born on this mountain a long time ago G Am C Em Before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal G Em When you woke up in the mornin' before it was light G Am C Em And you go down in that dark hole and come back up at night Chorus G Em I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home G Am C Em She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe G Em Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone G Am C Em But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home Verse 2 G Em I was young on this mountain but now I am old G Am C Em And I knew every holler and cool swimmin' hole G Em Till one night I lay down and woke up to find G Am C Em That my childhood was over and went down in the mine Chorus G Em I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home G Am C Em And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe G Em Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone G Am C Em But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home Interlude G Em G Am C Em Verse 3 G Em There's a hole in this mountain and it's dark and it's deep G Am C Em Oh the lord only knows all the secrets it keeps G Em There's a chill in the air only miners can feel G Am C Em And there are ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed Chorus G Em I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home G Am C Em She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe G Em Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone G Am C Em But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
