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C F I just had to show 'em I didn't need 'em C G7 And so I headed out west to see some old friends of mine C F I thought if I'd climb up old Ajax Mountain C G7 C Maybe that would help me get it all off my mind F I made it up to the top picked out a clear spot C G7 I thought a whole lot about the rest of my life C F I had no idea then soon it would nearly end C G7 C Up on this mountainside I would nearly die F C F C And they're a--ll in Alabama and they're a--ll in Dixieland F C Am God I'm dy--ing here in Montana please Lord C G7 Am I just want to go back to hold her hand C G7 C Just let me get back to my old homeland F They said I'd never sing again I learned a lot about my friends C G7 When you're shot down and out you don't get many calls C F But I saw some tears in some eyes soon my poor old mother would die C G7 C I nearly lost it all when I lost my grandpa F C F C But you can find us a--ll in Alabama yeah we're a--ll down in Dixieland F C Am I didn't d--ie out in Montana no Lord C G7 Am You let me get back to my old homeland C G7 C And I'm gonna hold on to her hand F I've done a whole lot of searching a whole lot of hurting C G7 Before I finally found my road in life C F You gotta say things you wanna say go on and do things your own way C G7 C You can climb any old mountain once you make up your mind F C F C I made m--ine in Alabama and I found m--ine down in Dixieland F C Am I didn't d--ie out in Montana no Lord C G7 Am You let me get back to my old homeland C G7 C And I'm gonna hold on to her hand