Tabbed by Adam Stone
Tuning: DADGBe
Chords Used:

F Am Dm G Bb C C/E

e|--1---5---5---x---1---0---x--|
B|--1---5---6---3---3---1---1--|
G|--2---5---7---0---3---0---0--|
D|--3---7---7---0---3---2---2--|
A|--x---0---5---x---1---3---3--|
D|-(3)----------5-----------2--|

Verse 1: [Rhythm Figure 1]
FA mother went up to the moAmuntain, she sDmaid it was for gGold

but aBbll these drums and IDmndians, oh Gno

Fsaid buddy was a Amgood boy, Dmbut just not Gfor me

Bbcome on now, Dmpack your bags, time to Gleave


Verse 2: [Rhythm Figure 2]
but MBbom, are you C/Edead?

are you fFree from this life you?ve

C/Eleft for such Dmred faced mCan, oh Bbma

oh pC/Elease don?t leaveF

Verse 3: [Rhythm Figure 1]
back to the city in high heels, gold rings upon her hands
get up son, it's time to run, jump and land
in a wagon with no wheels and no place to go
she just smiles and nods her head, ?oh welcome home?

Verse 4: [Rhythm Figure 2]
but oh those mines, can?t you see,
were just much too deep for your
sins, though you buried them beneath the
mountaintops

Bridge: [Rhythm Figure 3]
Dmwhere you going with youAmr coonsBbkin boots?

well BbI just wCant to Dmbe with yGou

I know you never said that you would stay
forever and it's getting late
well I don?t want to be a broken boy
so sad, alone, and oh so coy
why?d you got to be so god damn cruel?
well I just want to be with you
but do you...?

[Outro]
A mother went back to the mountain
she said it was for love
but all those mountain men are buried
with their lust and her gold rings


[Rhythm Figure 1]
F Am Dm G

e|---1---1----------------------------------5-----|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------|
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------|
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|

Bb Dm G

e|---1--------------5-----------5-----------------5----|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3----6------6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0----0-------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0---------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5----5------|

F Am Dm G

e|---1---1---------------5------------------------|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6----6-----|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0----0---| on Verse 1, go to A
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------| on Verse 3, go to B
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|

A:
F Am Dm G

e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------5-----------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---6-----6--3--6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0---0-----------0--------0-|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-----------------------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-----|

Continue to Verse 2 (Rhythm Figure 2)
B:
F Am Dm G

e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|

Continue to Verse 4 (Rhythm Figure 2)

[Rhythm Figure 2]
Bb C/E F

e|---1--111---1--111---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
B|---3--333---3--333---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
G|---3--333---3--333---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222-|
D|---3--333---3--333---2--222---2--222---3--333---3--333---3--333---3--333-|
A|-1--------1----------3--333---3--333-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2--------2--------3--------3--------3--------3--------|

C/E Dm C Bb

e|---------------------1--111------------1--111---1--111--|
B|---1--111---1--111---3--333---1--111---3--333---3--333--|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---0--000---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 2, go to C
D|---2--222---2--222---0--000---2--222---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 4, go to D
A|---3--333---3--333----------3--------1--------1---------|
D|-2--------2--------0------------------------------------|

C:
C/E F ^ ^ ^ ^