D A
Way back in the mountains on the high knob by the ridge
C G D
My grandpa built our cabin where we lived for 40 years
D Am
Spent my happy childhood beneath the hardwood trees
C G C D C D A
I didn't know what I had then was all I'd ever need
D A
Mountain laurels blooming, it was early in the spring
C G D
Lookin' out my window on a sea of endless green
D Am
Rich men from the city came to buy our land today
C G C D
Took 200 years to grow, but it's gone in 30 days
[Chorus]
Am C
Mud slides down the mountain, there's no way to stop the flood
G D A
Hills without their timbers, like a man without his blood
Am C
Scars upon the land, those wounds will never heal
C D A C D A
But a greedy man will never get his fill
[Solo]
Am C
G D A
Am C
C D A C D A
[Chorus]
Am C
Mud slides down the mountain, there's no way to stop the flood
G D A
Hills without their timbers, like a man without his blood
Am C
Scars upon the land, those wounds will never heal
[Ending]
C D A
But a greedy man will never get his fill
C D A
I can't go back and I know I never will
C D A E
I hope someday they know the way I feel
