Carry Me Back To The Mountains

Mac Wiseman

Written by Carson Robison

Key of C · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

C       G7            C
I was a wild careless youngster
G7                       C
Longing to roam from the start
             G7          C
So I left my home in the mountains
    G7                      C
And broke my poor darling's heart

Verse 2

           G7           C
I caught a train at the crossing
    G7                 C
And never told her goodbye
             G7         C
Then someone wrote me a letter
    G7                        C
And told me my sweetheart had died

Verse 3

F                       C
Oh carry me back to the mountains
G7                   C
Beneath the southern sky
F                     C
Lay me to rest in the mountains
G7                         C
That’s where my sweetheart lies

Verse 4

G7                    C
I get so lonesome and weary
D7                G7
No matter where I roam
F                       C
Oh carry me back to the mountains
G7                    C
Back to my home sweet home

Verse 5

                 G7               C
I’ve roamed this whole wide world over
G7                 C
Living a life of regret
           G7         C
Longing to be with my darling
G7                   C
Trying so hard to forget

Verse 6

            G7          C
I pray that God will forgive me
    G7                      C
And on that bright peaceful shore
              G7         C
I’ll find her waiting in heaven
G7                       C
Where we will part never more

Verse 4

G7                    C
I get so lonesome and weary
D7                G7
No matter where I roam
F                       C
Oh carry me back to the mountains
G7                    C
Back to my home sweet home