C
Am
Born in the heat of the desert
Dm
G7
My mother died giving me life
C
Am
Deprived of the love a Father
Dm
G7
Blamed for the loss of his wife
C
Am
You know Lord I’ve been in a prison
F
G7
For something that I’ve never done
C
Am
Em
It’s been one hill after another
F
Dm
G7
But I’ve climbed them all one by one
C
F
C
But this time you gave me a mountain
F
C
A mountain I may never climb
F
C
It isn’t a hill any longer
F
C
You gave me a mountain this time
Am
My Woman got tired of the hardships
Dm
G7
Tired of the grief and the strife
C
Am
Tired of working for nothing
Dm
G7
Tired of being my wife
C
Am
She took my one ray of sunshine
F
G7
She took my pride and my joy
C
Am
Em
She took my reason for living
F
G7
She took my small baby boy
C
F
C
So this time you gave me a mountain
F
C
A mountain I may never climb
F
C
And it isn’t a hill any longer
F
C
You gave me a mountain this time
G7
C
Dm
F
Am
Em
