Wild Montana skies
D - G - A -
D
D G D
1. He was born in the Bitteroot Valley in the
early morning rain,
A
wild
geese over the water, heading north and home again.
D G D
Bringin'
a warm wind from the south, bringin' the first taste
of the spring,
A D
his
mother took him to her breast and softly she did sing:
G A D
Oh, Montana, give this child a home,
G A D
give him the love of a good family
and a woman of his own.
G A D G
Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light
in his eyes,
D A D
give him the wild wind for a
brother and the wi...ld Montana skies.
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D G D
2. His mother died that summer and he never learned to cry,
A
he
never knew his father and he never did ask why.
D G
D
And he never knew the answers
that would make an easy way,
A D
but
he learned to know the wilderness and to be a man that way.
D G
D
3. His mother's brother took him in to his family and his home,
A
gave
him a hand that he could lean on and a strength to call his own.
D G D
And he learned to be a farmer
and he learned to love the land,
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and
he learned to read the seasons and he learned to make a stand.
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D G D
4. On the eve of his 21st birthday, he set out on his own,
A
he
was 30 years and runnin' when he found his way back
home.
D G D
Ridin'
a storm across the mountains and an achin' in his
heart,
A D
said
he came to turn the pages and to make a brand new start.
D G
D
5. Now he never told the story of the time that he was gone,
A
some
say he was a lawyer, some say he was a john.
D G D
There was something in the city
that he said he couldn't breathe,
A
D
there
was something in the country that he said he couldn't leave.
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instrumental = verse 5
D
G D
6. Now some say he was crazy and some are glad he's gone,
A
but
some of us will miss him and we'll try to carry on.
D
G D
Giving a voice to the forest,
giving a voice to the dawn,
A D
giving
a voice to the wilderness and the land that he lived on.
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D
(John Denver & Emmylou Harris)