>G C (X 4)

Pale male the famous redtail hawk performs wingstands high above midtown
Manhattan circles around for one last pass over the park
Got his eye on a fat squirrel down there and a couple of pigeons
They got no place to run they got no place to hide

But pale male he’s cool, see ‘cause his breakfast ain’t goin’ nowhere
So he does a loop t loop for the tourists and the six o’clock news
Got him a penthouse view from the tip-top of the food chain, boys
He looks up and down on fifth avenue and says ‘God I love this town’

Album- I Feel Alright

This song is extremely confusing on when to change chords (it was for me at least), so it will help
to listen to the song if you have troubles.

Intro

[A-G-D-A]
In the middle of the night
In the middle of a lonely night
Stands alone in the pale moonlight
Screams out in defiance
He’s got no one to turn to
You could talk til you turn blue
He’d just turn his back on you
Ain’t no compromising

(Chorus)

Cause he’s totally untamed
No fear of the unnamed
But he’ll take the blame
Cause someone’s gotta do it

Now he’s out on the highway
He’s got the key and the right of way
His tank is full and his toll’s paid
Hellbound and determined
He run a dangerous payload
When he comes to the crossroads
Ah, man it’s all times to explode
You’ll just see the sky burnin’

(Play Chorus)

Now he’s standin’ at hell’s door
With a bad attitude and a forty-four
The devil said, “What’s up man
Now what you come here for?”
He said, “Man, let’s just get to it”
He said, “I always heard that you were the bad one
There’s a few places I ain’t been, a few things I ain’t done
You got your pitchfork and I got my gun”
Someone’s gotta do it

(Play Chorus twice)

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#Steve EarleThe Mountain written by Steve Earle
The Del McCoury Band
Steve Earle (vocals, guitar)
Del McCoury (vocals, guitar)
Ronnie McCoury (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin)
Rob McCoury (guitar, banjo)
Jason Carter (fiddle)
Mike Bub (bass)

I was born on this mountain a long time ago
Before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal
When you rose in the mornin’ before it was light
To go down in that dark hole and come back up at night
I was born on this mountain, this mountain’s my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they’re gone
But I’ll die on this mountain, this mountain’s my home
I was young on this mountain but now I am old
And I knew every holler, every cool swimmin’ hole
Till one night I lay down and woke up to find
That my childhood was over and I went down in the mine
I was born on this mountain, this mountain’s my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they’re gone
But I’ll die on this mountain, this mountain’s my home

SOLO

There’s a hole in this mountain and it’s dark and it’s deep
And God only knows all the secrets it keeps
There’s a chill in the air only miners can feel
There’re ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed
I was born on this mountain, this mountain’s my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they’re gone
But I’ll die on this mountain, this mountain’s my home

From Steve Earle “The Mountain”
E Squared Records 1999

(Verse 1)

Beggin? your pardon there stranger
You look like you?re new to this town
We?re a long way away from the beach here
You won?t see many gringos around
Well I come from West Colorado
And I?ve wandered this world far and wide
I?ve lived for some years in the shadows
And my eyes are unused to this light
If you buy me a strong drink of whiskey
I will tell you the tale of my life
It?s long and it?s sad but it fits me
And it may bring a tear to your eye

(Verse 2)

All the men of my family were solidiers
The hard fightin? straight talkin? kind
When my turn came all that was over
But I?d already made up my mind
I was there when we blew though Grenada
And I still have to ask myself why
Then we took down that fool Noriega
That?s where I caught the good colonel?s eye
Well he asked me if I loved my country
And before I had time to reply
He regaled me with tales of past glories
I believed every one of his lies

(Verse 3)

So I left my old life behind me
Turned my back on my family and friends
And I did everything that they asked me
And I lost some sleep now and again
And I lived like a thief and assassin
I smuggled their poisons sometimes
Until I asked the wrong question in passin?

(Verse 4)

And the colonel himself dropped the dime
So if you?re ever in west Colorado
Tell the folks in Durango goodbye
There?s a price on my head and I can?t go
So I?ll just wait around here ?til I die

By Steve Earle
rmofle at satx.rr.com
2/20/2005

Capo 2

I was walkin down the street
In the town where I was born
I was movin to a beat
That Id never felt before
So I opened up my eyes
And I took a look around
I saw it written cross the sky
The revolution starts now
Yeah, the revolution starts now

The revolution starts now
When you rise above your fear
And tear the walls around you down
The revolution starts here
Where you work and where you play
Where you lay your money down
What you do and what you say
The revolution starts now
Yeah the revolution starts now

Bridge:
Yeah the revolution starts now
In your own backyard
In your own hometown
So what you doin standin around
Just follow your heart
The revolution starts now

Last night I had a dream
That the world had turned around
And all our hopes had come to be
And the people gathered round
They all brought what they could bring
And nobody went without
And I learned a song to sing
The revolution starts now

Bridge

(lead chords – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – D – Em7 – D

[-] [-] [-] (verse 3)
Now, nobody lives forever, nothin’ stands the test of time,
Oh, you heard ‘em say never say never,
But it’s always best to keep it in mind,
That every tower ever built tumbles,
No matter how strong, no matter how tall,
Someday even great walls will crumble,
And every idol ever raised falls,
(bridge)
And someday even man’s best laid plans,
Will lie twisted and covered in rust,
When we’ve done all that we can but it slipped through our hands,
And it’s ashes to ashes and dust to dust,
(chorus)
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

Dear Graciela, I’m writin’ this letter
Deep in the night and I’m all alone
It’s nearly breakin’ my heart to tell you
I’m so far away from home
I know I said I’d never cross the border
I know I promised to return to you
But I lost my job in the maquiladora
What’s a simple man to do?

I met a man in Tijuana
Said he had a job for me to do
Standin’ on a corner in San Diego
With a pocketful of red balloons
All I wanted was a little money
All I needed was a week or two
I never even saw the police comin’
What’s a simple man to do?

Tell my mamma that I said I’m sorry
I know she didn’t bring me up this way
Ask if she could light a candle for me
Pray that I’ll come home someday
Oh Graciela, won’t you please forgive me
I never meant to bring this shame to you
I lost my job in the maquiladora
What’s a simple man to do?

#Copperhead Road (farmaid 08 live acoustic version)
#By Steve Earle
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#D chord 2nd fret 1st riff
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#This is an acoustic version the way Steve Earle played it on Farm aid. He did it solo and capoed the 2nd fret. I tabbed it without capo.Once you get the pattern down you can add the capo and give a more mandolin sound. Sounds good to me either way. I’d guess this is the way he would play his sone in his living room. Pretty cool.
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Well, my name’s John Lee Peddimore.
Same as my daddy and his daddy’s before.
You hardly ever saw grandaddy down here.
He’d only come to town about twice a year.
He’d buy a hundred pounds o’ yeast and some copper line.
Everybody knew that he made moonshine.
Now, the revenue man wanted granddaddy bad.
Headed up the holler with everything he had.
Before my time, but I’ve been told.
You never come back from Copperhead Road.
Now daddy ran whisky in a big block Dodge.
Bought it at an auction at the Mason’s Lodge.
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side.
Just shot coat of primer, then he looked inside.
Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down.
I still remember that rumbling sound.
Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night.
Heard momma crying that something wasn’t right.
He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load.
You could smell the whisky burning down Copperhead Road.
[] Bridge []
I volunteered for the army on my birthday.
They draft the white trash first, round here anyway.
I done two tours of duty in Viet Nam.
I came home with a brand new plan.
I’d take the seed from Columbia and Mexico.
I just plant up a holler down Copperhead Road.
Now the D.E.A.’s got a chopper in the air.
I wake up screaming like I’m back over there.
I learned a thing or two from Charley, don’t you know.
You better stay away from Copperhead Road.
Copperhead Road Copperhead Road

Tabbed by Bill Eaton aka pobilly
pobilly@eatonblues.com
questions and/or comments wellcome

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#Intro – F – C – G
#(verse 1)
Everybody calls her angel, she’s no stranger to the devil, I know,
There’s markings on her body, there’s fires burning her soul,
When we’re making love he’s laughing at us down below,
She’s the devil I know,
(chorus)
She’s the devil, I know, she’s the devil, I know,
Says she comes from heaven, Angel is the devil, I know,
She’s the devil, I know,
(verse 2)
Now she’s the kind of woman keep you coming back for more,
She’s got the kind of face you swear you’ve seen someplace before,
Coulda been your momma, coulda been a Mexican whore,
She’s the devil I know,
(chorus)
She’s the devil, I know, she’s the devil, I know,
Says she comes from heaven, Angel is the devil, I know,
She’s the devil, I know,
(lead chords – F – C – G – C 2x’s
(verse3)
Now she’ll drag me straight to hell, I can tell, I think I’ll just go
The devil said to her to deliver me body and soul
And every inch she drags me down I’m closer to the glow
She’s the devil, I know
(chorus)
She’s the devil, I know, she’s the devil, I know,
Says she comes from heaven, Angel is the devil, I know,
She’s the devil, I know,
She’s the devil, I know, she’s the devil, I know,
Says she comes from heaven, Angel is the devil, I know,
She’s the devil, I know,