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.