[Intro] C Em F G# G
C Am
Born in the heat of the desert
Dm G
My mother died giving me life
C Am
Deprived of the love of a father
Dm G
Blamed for the loss of his wife
C Am
You know Lord I've been in a prison
Dm G
For something that I never done
C Em
It's been one hill after another
F G
I've climbed them all one by one
C F C
Oh this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
F C Bb F C
A mountain I may never climb
F C
It isn't Lord a hill any longer
C F C Bb F C
You gave me a mountain this time
C Am
My woman got tired of the heartaches
Dm G
Tired of the grief and the strife
C Am
So tired of working for nothing
Dm G
Just tired of being my wife
C Am
She took my one ray of sunshine
Dm G
She took my pride and my joy
C Em
She took my reason for living
F G
She took my small baby boy
C F C
Oh this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
F C Bb F C
A mountain I may never climb
F C
It isn't Lord a hill any longer
C F C
You gave me a mountain this time
C F C Em
You gave me a mountain ........ this time
F G# G C A# F C
Oh a mountain this time Oh Oh Oh
