Em 
Took my fam’ly away from my  
C 
Carolina 
 
home
Em 
Had dreams about the West and  
C 
started to roam
Em 
Six long months on a  
C 
dust covered trail
Em 
They say heaven’s at the end but so  
C 
far it’s been hell

chorus

 
And there’s  
G 
fire on the mountain,  
D 
lightnin’ in the air
Am 
gold in them hills and it’s  
C 
waitin’ for me  
Em 
there
 
Em 
We were diggin’ and siftin’  
C 
from five to five
Em 
sellin’ everything we found  
C 
just to stay alive
Em 
gold flowed free like the  
C 
whiskey in the bars
Em 
sinnin’ was the big thing, lord and  
C 
Satan was the star

chorus

 
Em 
Dance hall girls were the  
C 
evenin’ 
 
treat
Em 
Empty shells and blood lined the  
C 
gutters of the street
Em 
Men were shot down for the  
C 
sake of fun
Em 
Or just to hear the noise of their  
C 
forty four guns

chorus

 
Em 
Now my widow she  
C 
weeps by my grave
Em 
Tears flow free for her man  
C 
she couldn’t save
Em 
Shot down in cold blood by a  
C 
gun that carried fame
Em 
All for a useless and no good  
C 
worthless 
 
claim
 
And there’s  
G 
fire on the mountain,  
D 
lightnin’ in the air
Am 
gold in them hills and it’s  
C 
waitin’ for me  
Em 
there
G 
fire on the mountain,  
D 
lightnin’ in the air
Am 
gold in them hills and it’s  
C 
waitin’ for me  
Em 
there
C 
waiting for me  
G 
there.


These known chords are used in this song.