Intro F G Am F G Am F G Am F G AmF G Am Left St Louis 3 springs ago F G Am Soon as the sun thawed the snow F G Am Trudged my way up a’mountain land F G Am Built these walls with my two hands Break F G Am F G AmVerso 1:
F G Am I’ve traded pelts with the Sioux F G Am Made my clothes sewed my shoes F G Am The winters hard the snow is deep F G Am But I’m beholden to no man but meVerso 2:
F G Am Once you’re free F G Am You can’t go back F G Am Once you’re free F G Am You’re gonna die like thatBreak F G Am F G AmF G Am Theres beaver, deer and wapiti F G Am Far as an eye can see F G Am The water’s rich with perch and trout F G Am The soil is dark with fertile ground Break F G Am F G AmVerso 3:
F G Am Rumors echo through the leaves F G Am That hard times rumble on back east F G Am But I plant my corn and skin my game F G Am And thank the Lord one more dayVerso 4:
F G Am Once you’re free F G Am You can’t go back F G Am Once you’re free F G Am You’re gonna die like that F G Am Once you’re free F G Am You can’t go back F G Am Once you’re free F G Am You’re gonna die like thatBreak F G AmF G Am Someday I’ll die among these trees F G Am The wolves and maggots will bury me F G Am There’ll be no stone to mark my grave F G Am Just a Hawken rifle and an old King James Outro Am Am Am FVerso 5: