Fire On the Mountain — The Marshall Tucker Band
Chords and lyrics for Fire On the Mountain by The Marshall Tucker Band (key of G).
Verse 1
George McCorkle/Marshall Tucker Band
Intro
| G | D | Am | C | G |
| Em | Em | C | C | x2
Verse 1
[Em] Took my family 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][C]there[C][Em]
Verse 2
[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
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][C]there[C][Em]
Instrumental
| G | D | Am | C | G |
| G | D | Am | C |
| Em | C | Em | C |
| Em | C | Em | C |
Verse 3
[Em] Dance hall girls were the[C] evenin' treat
[Em] Empty cartridges 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
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][C]there[C][Em]
Verse 4
[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
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 [G]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] Waitin' for me [G]there...
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