Tom: F [Intro] C Em F G# G C Am Born in the heat of the desert Dm G My mother died giving me life C Am Deprived of the love of a father Dm G Blamed for the loss of his wife C Am You know Lord I've been in a prison Dm G For something that I never done C Em It's been one hill after another F G I've climbed them all one by one C F C Oh this time, Lord you gave me a mountain F C Bb F C A mountain I may never climb F C It isn't Lord a hill any longer C F C Bb F C You gave me a mountain this time C Am My woman got tired of the heartaches Dm G Tired of the grief and the strife C Am So tired of working for nothing Dm G Just tired of being my wife C Am She took my one ray of sunshine Dm G She took my pride and my joy C Em She took my reason for living F G She took my small baby boy C F C Oh this time, Lord you gave me a mountain F C Bb F C A mountain I may never climb F C It isn't Lord a hill any longer C F C You gave me a mountain this time C F C Em You gave me a mountain ........ this time F G# G C A# F C Oh a mountain this time Oh Oh Oh