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Pixie Lyr Req: Fire on the Mountain (Marshall Tucker B) (4) Lyr Add: FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (George McCorkle) 17 Jun 00


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The chords are Em, C for verses, chorus is G,D,C,G; second repeat of chorus go back to Em.

Words:

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
(George McCorkle)

V1
Took my family away from my Carolina home,
Had dreams about the west and started to roam;
Six long months on a dust-covered trail,
They say Heaven's at the end but so far it's been hell -
And there's -

CHORUS:
Fire on the mountain, lightning in the air,
Gold in them hills and it's waiting for me there.

V2
We were digging and sifting from 5 til 5,
Selling everything we found, just to stay alive;
Gold flowed free like the whiskey in the bars,
Sin was the big thing, Lord, and sin was a star (I think!!!)
An there's -
CHORUS

V3
Dance hall girls were the evening treat,
Empty cartridges and blood line the good earth of the street;
Men were shot down for the sake of fun,
Or just to hear the noise of their .44 guns.
An there's -
CHORUS

V4
Now my widow, she grieves by my grave,
Tears flow free for her man she couldn't save;
Shot down in cold blood by a gun that carried fame,
All for a useless and no-good, worthless claim.
And there's -
CHORUS, repeat 2x

Enjoy!


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