Atlas chords by Michael Cerveris

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Verse 1
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Early in the morning,
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first day of the year,
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I  walked up the mountain
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in the path of a deer.
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Up past a strip job,
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sumac and scrub,
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up where the big      trees grow.
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And I look     down the valley,
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look down the valley hole
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And the smoke from the
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chimneys
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grows in the air below
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This is my home,
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it's my home,
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it's my home. home.
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Once there were cabins
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made from mud and logs.
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Once there were farmers
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with their sheep and their dogs.
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Once there were soldiers
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marching down the road.
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And  then the coal trains came
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And I looked   down the valley
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Looked down the valley, oh
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The sun      hit the mountain
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Turned the gray trees gold
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This is my home,    it's my home,
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it's my home.
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Under the bruises, under the scars,
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under the shouting
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and the guns and the bars,
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this tender valley opens its eyes.
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It's like a newborn child
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And I look down the
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valley
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Look down the valley, oh
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This old world is a mystery
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There's one thing I know
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This is my home, it's my home,
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it's my home.
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I am so proud of you