You Gave Me A Mountain INTRO C Am F Fm G C Am Born in the heat of the desert, Dm7 G7 My mother died givin' me life; C Am Deprived of the love a Father, Dm7 G7 Blamed for the loss of his wife. C Am You know, Lord, I've been in a prison, F G7 For something that I've never done; C Em It's been one hill after another, F Dm7 G7 But I've climbed them all one by one. C F C But this time, Lord, You gave me a Mountain, F C Bb F C A Mountain I may never climb; C F C And it isn't a hill any longer, F C Bb F C You gave me a Mountain this time. My Woman got tired of the hardships, Tired of the grief and the strife; So tired of workin' for nothin', Tired of bein' my wife, She took my one ray of sun-shine, She took my pride and my joy; She took my reason for living, She took my small baby boy. Chorus So this time, Lord, you gave me a Mountain, A Mountain I may never climb; And it isn't a hill any longer, You gave me a Mountain this time.