Love Of The Mountains
Jimmy Martin
Written by Allen H. Mills
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G C G Two trees on the hillside of the mountain D7 C G Always looking up towards the sky C G Reminds me of my papa and my momma D7 C G Who lived there 80 years before they died
Verse 2
C G Now the bright moon is shining in the valley D7 C G That old wagon leans against a stack of hay C G Two graves on the hillside by a cabin D7 C G My mom and dad are resting there today
Verse 3
C G The burning of the greenwood on the fireplace D7 C G The fallen snow around the red bud tree C G The branches of the laurel by the creek bed D7 C G And the rippling waters of the gentle stream
Verse 2
C G Now the bright moon is shining in the valley D7 C G That old wagon leans against a stack of hay C G Two graves on the hillside by a cabin D7 C G My mom and dad are resting there today
Verse 4
C G Papa used to talk about the young days D7 C G When he and momma first settled there C G He spoke about the love of the mountains D7 C G That he and momma shared together there
Verse 2
C G Now the bright moon is shining in the valley D7 C G That old wagon leans against a stack of hay C G Two graves on the hillside by a cabin D7 C G My mom and dad are resting there today