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Echo Mountain
Recorded by James King 
Written Michael Glen and Bill Smith
 
C
Now up on echo mountain 
                  F
In the spring of 32
C
Jim and Becky Johnson 
       G7
With a bible and a mule

    C
Set out to raise a family
                      F
But the babies didn't come
   C
So when they found that old stray hound
     G7               C
They loved him like a son


But soon their prayers were answered
                         F
The baby had his momma's eyes 
    C
How that old dog loved him
         G7
He would never leave his side

           C
They could always trust that faithful hound
                       F
With the baby they all loved
         C
Till the day the child was missing
        G7                  C
And the dog was drenched in blood

        F
Now the cries on echo mountain
                       C
Are a painful thing to hear

All the neighbors know the reason
        G7
For the Johnson's bitter tears

       C
When a man don't use good judgment
                      F
It's the innocent who pay
        C
Now the cries on echo mountain
     G7               C
Will haunt me to this day


Jim picked up his rifle
                       F
He shot and killed the hound
    C
But there inside the cabin
        G7
Was the baby safe and sound

          C
When they found the backdoor open
                     F
And two wolves lying still
     C
They knew they'd made a grave mistake
         G7                   C
With the righteous blood they spilled


Now up on echo mountain
                       F
You'll find a lonesome grave
       C
Marked with a handmade marble stone 
           G7
That reads God bless the brave

     C
When daddy tells the story
                         F
Of the dog that saved my life
   C
He always asks forgiveness
        G7                   C
And the tears still fill his eyes

        F
Now the cries on echo mountain
                       C
Are a painful thing to hear

All the neighbors know the reason
        G7
For the Johnson's bitter tears

       C
When a man don't use good judgment
                      F
It's the innocent who pay
        C
Now the cries on echo mountain
     G7               C
Will haunt me to this day

       
When a man don't use good judgment
                      F
It's the innocent who pay
        C
Now the cries on echo mountain
     G7               C
Will haunt me to this day

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