That Mountain

That Mountain Thornton/Stuart Key: E INTRO: E E There's a mean black train I've been hearin' all my life B7 E Every night at sundown I hear its lonesome cry E When I look through the screen door I see a rocking chair B7 E My momma's sittin' in it thinkin' 'bout that world out there CHORUS: A E She wants to go over that mountain B7 E To see what's on the other side A E She said I want to go over that mountain D A E Before the day that I die She's never set foot outta this poor valley holler But she talks about her dreams of some other way of life These 70 years of livin' never had much of anything Is it askin' too much to see a damned diesel train CHORUS SOLO 20 years ago today my daddy left this holler Said I'll be comin' back tomorrow night I remember the sound of his boot heels in the gravel Well he ain't been back since and he never said goodbye CHORUS D A E Before the day that I die