D A Bm E A [Verse 1] D A D A Blue Ridge Mountains, late September G E Watch the clouds come and kiss the ground D A D A Like an angel, I'm delivered G E A I was lost but now I'm found D A D A Bless the waters, bless the forest D G E Bless the springtime, so long ago D A D A Bless the daughters of all the fathers G E A Bless the way we all grow old [Chorus] D A When the clouds come, take the mountains Dbm D It's 'cause there's nowhere else to go Bm E When the rain pours like a fountain G E D Feels like I'm up against the ropes Bm And if my life's a one-way ticket E D E A Then I know which way I'll go, oh [Instrumental] D A Bm E A [Verse 2] D A D A Well, I was walking with my father D A G E Just beneath the harvest moon D A And he said, "My son, you must live quickly G E A 'Cause your time is coming soon" [Chorus] D A When the clouds come, take the mountains Dbm D It's 'cause there's nowhere else to go Bm E When the rain pours like a fountain G E D Feels like I'm up against the ropes Bm And if my life's a one-way ticket E D E A Then I know which way I'll go, oh