Lone Pine Hill
Justin Townes EarleVersion1
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I swear I see her in my dreams sometimes
held up in the middle of the night
shaking like a pistol in a young man's hand
there in the pale moonlight
standing up on top of that lonely hill
spared by the company mine
is my blue-eyed baby with her best dress on
in the shadow of a lonely pine
Ah but back before the war when the company came
these hills grew wild and free
Me and baby we'd hide in the hollows low
away from the cruel sun's heat
but then they knocked down the timber and burned off the brush
to get to the riches below
And when they pulled out they left the cold black ground
And one pine standing alone
So take me home
Lone Pine Hill
Now I signed up back in sixty-one
I'm an Army of Virginia man
I been from Manassas to Moconacy all the way to Sayler's Creek
fightin' for my homeland
Ah but four years gone and all hope lost
and Richmond under siege
We're digging out Five Forks waiting in the rain
For Sheridan to bring us to our knees
So take me home
Lone Pine Hill
There's a strange moon hanging overhead tonight
and if the rain keeps comin' then the creeks gonna rise
but with the Good Lord's Grace, I'll make it out of this place
and I'll be in your arms come the morning light, I swear
So God grant me speed, and grant me forgiveness
and carry me all through the night
take me through your hills and over your rivers
away from this awful fight
'Cause I never known a man that's ever owned another
and I ain't never owned nothing of my own
So after four long years I just can't tell you
what the hell I've been fightin' for
So take me home
Lone Pine Hill
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Readable chord sheet for Lone Pine Hill by Justin Townes Earle
[Am] [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [G] [Am] [Am]I swear I [C]see her in my [G]dreams some[Am]times held [Em]up in the [G]middle of the [Am]night [Am]shaking like a [C]pistol in a [G]young man's [Am]hand [Em]there in the [G]pale moon[Am]light [Am]standing up on [C]top of that [G]lonely [Am]hill [Em]spared by the [G]company [Am]mine is my [Am]blue-eyed [C]baby with her [G]best dress [Am]on in the [Em]shadow of a [G]lonely [Am]pine Ah but [Am]back before the [C]war when the [G]company [Am]came these [Em]hills grew [G]wild and [Am]free Me and [Am]baby we'd [C]hide in the [G]hollows [Am]low [Em]away from the [G]cruel sun's [Am]heat but then they [Am]knocked down the [C]timber and [G]burned off the [Am]brush to [Em]get to the [G]riches be[Am]low And when they [Am]pulled out they [C]left the [G]cold black [Am]ground And [Em]one pine [G]standing [Am]alone So take me [Dm]home [Em] Lone Pine [Am]Hill Now [Am]I signed [C]up back in [G]sixty-[Am]one I'm an [Em]Army of Vir[G]ginia [Am]man I been from [Am]Manassas to Mo[C]conacy all the [G]way to [Am]Sayler's Creek [Em]fightin' for [G]my home[Am]land Ah but [Am]four years [C]gone and [G]all hope [Am]lost and [Em]Richmond [G]under [Am]siege We're [Am]digging out [C]Five Forks [G]waiting in the [Am]rain For [Em]Sheridan to [G]bring us to our [Am]knees So take me [Dm]home [Em] Lone Pine [Am]Hill [C] There's a [G]strange moon hanging over[Am]head tonight [C] and if the [G]rain keeps comin' then the [Am]creeks gonna rise [Dm] but with the [G]Good Lord's Grace,[C] I'll [C/B]make it [Am]out of this place [Dm] and I'll be in your arms come the [Em]morning light, I [Am]swear So [Am]God grant me [C]speed, and [G]grant me [Am]forgiveness and [Em]carry me [G]all through the [Am]night [Am]take me through your [C]hills and [G]over your [Am]rivers a[Em]way from this [G]awful [Am]fight 'Cause I [Am]never known a [C]man that's [G]ever owned [Am]another and I ain't [Em]never owned [G]nothing of my [Am]own So after [Am]four long [C]years I [G]just can't [Am]tell you what the [Em]hell I've been [G]fightin' [Am]for So take me [Dm]home [Em] Lone Pine [Am]Hill