rd Fret Intro: G C G C G C G It's been a hard summer in the mountains Em Am C D It's been a hard summer in the delta G C It's been a hard summer in these hills G In these hills D In these hills G C G Can't you feel the aching in your shoulders Em Am C D Can't you feel the aching in your shoulders G C Can you feel the aching in your shoulders G I do D I do Em Am It's been a hard summer Em Am It's been a hard summer C D It's been a hard summer G C G In these hills C G The mourning dove sings out in the mountains Em Am C D The mockingbird sings on in the Delta G C The whippoorwill sings on in these hills G In these hills D In these hills G C G There's a wind blowing through the redbuds Em Am C D There's a wind blowing through the cypress G C There's a wind blowing through the pine trees G On to us D On to us Em Am There's a wind blowing Em Am There's a wind blowing C D There's a wind blowing Em Am On to us_____ Em Am C D On to us_____ G C G It's been a hard summer in the mountains Em Am C D It's been a hard summer in the delta G C It's been a hard summer in these hills G In these hills D In these hills G C G Mourning dove, don't you weep for me Em Am C D Mockingbird, don't you weep for me G C Whippoorwill, please don't weep for me G 'Cause I can sing D I can sing Em Am It's been a hard summer Em Am It's been a hard summer C D It's been a hard summer G C G C G In these hills