Tracy Chapman-Mountains O'Things

[Intro]
            
|/ / / / |/ / 

            
/ / |/ / / / |

       
/ / / / |/ / /

 / |/ / / / |

[Verse 1]

The life I've 

always wanted 

I guess I'll n

ever have 
        
I'll be workin

g for somebody

 else Until I'

m in my grave
             
I'll be dreami

              
ng of a live o

             
f ease and mou

             
ntains Oh moun

          
tains o' thing

s 

[Verse 2]

To have a big 

expensive car 

Drag my furs o

n the ground 

And have a mai

d that I can t

ell To bring m

e anything 

Everyone will 

look at me wit

h envy and wit

h greed 
             
I'll revel in 

              
their attentio

             
n And mountain

             
s Oh mountains

       
 o' things 

[Verse 3]

Sweet lazy lif

e Champagne an

d caviar
 
I hope you'll 

come and find 

me Cause you k

now who we are

 

Those who dese

rve the best i

n life And kno

w what money's

 worth 
             
And those whos

              
e sole misfort

              
une Was having

             
 mountains o' 

           
nothing at bir

th 

[Hook]
             
Oh they tell m

             
e There's stil

              
l time to save

              
 my soul They 


tell me 
             
Renounce all R

             
enounce all th

              
ose material t

          
hings you gain

ed by 
             
Exploiting oth

             
er human being

   
s 

[Verse 4]

Consume more t

han you need T

his is the dre

am 

Make you paupe

r Or make you 

queen 

I won't die lo

nely I'll have

 it all prearr

anged   
             
A grave that's

              
 deep and wide

             
 enough For me

             
 and all my mo

            
untains o' thi

  
ngs 

[Hook]
             
Oh they tell m

             
e There's stil

              
l time to save

              
 my soul They 


tell me 
             
Renounce all R

             
enounce all th

              
ose material t

          
hings you gain

ed by 
             
Exploiting oth

             
er human being

   
s 

[Bridge]
             
Mostly I feel 

       
lonely 
             
Good good peop

             
le are   Good 

           
people are onl

y My stepping 

stones 
             
It's gonna tak

             
e all my mount

              
ains o' things

    
 To surround m

e 
            
Keep all my en

             
emies away Kee

              
p my sadness a

             
nd loneliness 

          
at bay 

[Verse 5]

The life I've 

always wanted 

I guess I'll n

ever have 
        
I'll be workin

g for somebody

 else Until I'

m in my grave
             
I'll be dreami

              
ng of a live o

             
f ease and mou

             
ntains Oh moun

          
tains o' thing

s 

[Outro]
             
I'll be dreami

              
ng dreaming dr

              
eaming dreamin

             
g...dreaming d

              
reaming dreami

      
ng...dreaming 
I'll be dreaming dreaming dreaming dreaming...dreaming dreaming dreaming...dreaming 
I'll be dreaming dreaming dreaming dreaming...dreaming dreaming dreaming...dreaming 
I'll be dreaming dreaming dreaming dreaming...dreaming dreaming dreaming...dreaming