Been To The Mountain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I got [G]nothing to [C]prove,
I got [G]nothing [F]to sell[C]
I'm not [G]buying what [F]you've [C]got,
I ain't [G]ringing [F]no bells
[C]I got a m[G]int in my pocket,[C]
got a [G]bullet in [F]my teeth
[C]I'm going str[G]aight in the[F] fire,
[C]I'm gonna tal[G]k to the high pri[C]est
[G]Used to be a lov[C]er, que[G]en and a d[C]rifter
A [G]cowboy dev[C]il, [G]a bride in [C]a box, and
A pil[G]grim and [C]a thief,
but it was [G]me [C]underneath
I just [G]know who I'm not [C]and
that's [G]alright with [C]me
[G]Alright, [C]alright
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[Verse 2]
[D]Can't tell me nothing babe,
and that's a fact
[C]I have been to the mountain and back,
alright
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[Verse 3]
[G]Wel[C]l, I
[G]wish I [F]was [C]God,
but I'm [G]glad that I'm [C]not
'Cause [G]I think [F]too [C]much,
got my [G]head in [F]a knot[C]
The [G]world's on [C]fire,
better [G]save your [C]brother
[G]I've bee[F]n a c[C]hild an
[G]d I've been [C]a mother
[G]I've been a victim[C] and
[G]I've been a tu[C]mor
[G]Used to be your [C]waitress but
now [G]I'm a con[C]sumer
[G]I've bee[F]n on foo[C]d stamps,
I've [G]been outta my [C]mind
I'm [G]rolled in dirty [C]dollars,
stood in the [G]welfare [C]line

[Verse 4]
[D]I've been a number,
I've been under attack
[C]I have been to the mountain and back
Al[G]right, [C]alr[G]igh[C]t
[G][C][G][C]

[Verse 5]
[G]I've been a d[C]ancer,
[G]a saint, an [F]assas[C]sin
[G]I've bee[F]n a n[C]obody,
a [G]truck driver sham[C]an
[G]So man[F]y sea[C]sons that I'v[G]e been adr[F]ift[C]
[G]Sometim[F]es I won[C]der if I eve[G]n ex [F]ist[C]

[Verse 6]
[G]Do you ever walk dow[C]n the street
and do [G]you think to [F]yourself
[C]Am I being wat[G]ched,
[F]man? [C]Am I on the[G] list? Wel[F]l[C]
[G]I been cal[F]led every nam[C]e in the book,
[G]honey, [F]come on, [C]take your best shot
[G]Take your bes[F]t sho[C]t, take your best sho[G]t,
I [F]got my [C]back to remind me
[G]Aim at [F]my [C]heart,
go [G]on, take your [F]best [C]shot, now

[Verse 7]
[G]I am a hun[C]ter and I a[G]m the hunt[C]ed
[G]I a[F]m a[C] baby[G], I'm want[C]ed
[G]I'm an [F]alchemist, tea[C]cher,
I'm a sin[G]ner, I'm [F]a preache[C]r

[Verse 8]
And I [G]know [F]that there's
[C]more here than this
[G]As I stare in [C]the void of the
[G]black moun[F]tain [C]vacuum
I [G]know [C]the scent of [G]death like [F]a perf[C]ume,
no, this [G]ain't [F]the [C]end
This ain't the [G]end, this [F]ain't the [C]end,
this [G]ain't the end
Ooh, [C]take [G]off [F]your tired [C]eyes,
un[G]dress your good[C]byes 'cause

[Verse 9]
[G]I have bee[C]n to the mou[G]ntain[C]
[G]I have bee[C]n to the[G] mountain[C]
[G]I have bee[C]n to the[G] mountain[C]
[G]I h[F]ave been[C] to the [G]mountain and [F]back[C]
Al[G]right, [C]alrig[G]ht[C]

[Verse 10]
[D]Can't tell me nothing babe,
and that's a fact
[C]I have been to the mountain and back,
al[G]right
[C]Alr[G]igh[F]t, [C]alr[G]ight[C]

[Outro 1]
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