Mountains of Things
Author: Tracy Chapman
 
Am / Dm / F-G / Am
Am
  The life I've always wanted, I
guess I'll never have
  
I'll be		 Dm
working for somebody else, un
til I'm in my grave
  
I'll be		 F
dreaming of a live of ease, and		   
mountains, oh mountains of		 Am
things		   
 G
To have a big expensive car
Drag my furs on the ground
And have a maid that I can tell
To bring me anything
Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed
I'll revel in their attention
And mountains
Oh mountains of things		Sweet lazy life
Champagne and caviar
I hope you'll come and find me
Cause you know who we are
Those who deserve the best in life
And know what money's worth
And those whose sole misfortune
Was having mountains of nothing at birth

  
Oh they		 C
tell me, there's		 G
still time to save my soul, they		 Am
tell me
  
Re		 C
nounce all, re		 G
nounce all those material things you		 Am
gained by
  
Ex		 C
ploiting other		 G
human beings		 Am
   
 G
Consume more than you need
This is the dream
Make you pauper
Or make you queen
I won't die lonely
I'll have it all prearranged
A grave that's deep and wide enough
For me and all my mountains of things

[Repeat "Oh they tell me ..."]
G
  Mostly I feel lonely.		 Am
  		 G
Good good people are
F
  Good people are		 Am
only my
stepping stones
G
  It's gonna take all my		 F
mountains of things to sur		 Am
round me
G
Keep all my		 F
enemies away,		 G
  keep my sadness and		 G
loneliness at bay
[Repeat first verse]
  
I'll be		 F
dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, dreaming,		 G
dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Am
  Dreaming... repeat 4x total