Mountains — Lonestar
Chords and lyrics for Mountains by Lonestar (key of Em).
Intro
[D] [G] [D]
[D] [Em] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
Verse
[A] Lucinda [Em7]Jones workin' at the IHOP:
[G]Ten years worth of bacon, eggs an' [D]tears
[A] She's waited [Em7]on every creed an' color,
While [G]waitin' on this day to get [A]here
Pre-Chorus
Graveyard [Em]shifts, two bit tips,
Makin' [A]every quarter count,
Was worth it all[Em7] to see her son,
In that [A]cap an' gown
Chorus
[D]There are times in life when you gotta crawl,
[G]Lose your grip, trip an' fall
When [G/B]you can't lean on no-one else:
[A] That's when you find yourself
[G]I've [D]been around and I've noticed that
[G]Walkin's easy when the road is flat
Them [G/B]danged ol' hills'll get you every [C]time
Yeah the good [Em]Lord gave us [A]mountains,
So we could learn how to[D] [G]climb[D]
Verse
[A] Private Bobby [Em7]Dunn came back from the war
[G]Lost his leg but they couldn't take his [D][G]will[D]
[A] Hell bent to [Em7]run in that local marathon
[G]He trained through the endless pain an' [A]pills
Pre-Chorus
It hurt so [Em]bad that sometimes
[A]He just had to cry
He didn't [Em7]stop until he crossed
That [A]finish line
Chorus
[D]There are times in life when you gotta crawl,
[G]Lose your grip, trip an' fall
When [G/B]you can't lean on no-one else:
[A] That's when you find yourself
[G]I've [D]been around and I've noticed that
[G]Walkin's easy when the road is flat
Them [G/B]danged ol' hills'll get you every [C]time
Yeah the good [Em]Lord gave us [A]mountains,
So we could learn how [Gsus4]to [G]climb
Bridge
[A] This world ain't fair
It can [G]knock you on your butt
[C] You can just lie [G]there
Or you can [A]get back up
You gotta get back [D][G]up[A][G/B]
Chorus
[D]There are times in life when you gotta crawl,
[G]Lose your grip, trip an' fall
When [G/B]you can't lean on no-one else:
[A] That's when you find yourself
[G]I've [D]been around and I've noticed that
[G/B]Walkin's easy when the road is flat
Them [G]danged ol' hills'll get you every [C]time
Yeah the good [Em]Lord gave us [A]mountains,
So we could learn how to[D] [G][C]climb[D][Em]
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