Wild Montana Skies
by John DenverTranspose
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Intro
Verse 1
He was born in the Bitteroot Valley in the e
arly morning r
ain
Wild geese over the water, heading north and home ag
ain
Bringin' a w
arm wind from the south, bringin' the f
irst taste of the
spring
His mother took him to her breast and s
oftly she did sin
g:
Chorus
Oh, Monta
na, g
ive this child a home
Give him the l
ove of a good f
amily and a w
oman of his own
Give him a f
ire in his h
eart, give him a l
ight in his
eyes
Give him the
wild wind for a brother and the
wild Montana s
kies
Verse 2
His mother died that summer and he n
ever learned to c
ry
He never knew his father and he never did ask w
hy
He n
ever knew the answers that would m
ake an easy w
ay
But he learned to know the wilderness and to b
e a man that w
ay
His mother's brother took him in to his f
amily and his h
ome
Gave him a hand that he could lean on and a strength to call his
own
And he le
arned to be a farmer and he le
arned to love the l
and
And he learned to read the seasons and he l
earned to make a st
and
Chorus
O
h, Montan
a, gi
ve this child a home
Give him the l
ove of a good f
amily and a w
oman of his own
Give him a f
ire in his h
eart, give him a l
ight in his e
yes
Give him the
wild wind for a brother and the w
ild Montana sk
ies
Verse 3
On the
eve of his 21st birthday, he s
et out on his
own
He was 30 years and runnin' when he found his way back h
ome
Ridin' a st
orm across the mountains and an a
chin' in his h
eart
Said he came to turn the pages and to m
ake a brand new st
art
Now he never told the story of the t
ime that he was g
one
Some say he was a lawyer, some say he was a j
ohn
There was s
omething in the city that he s
aid he couldn't br
eathe
There was something in the country that he s
aid he couldn't l
eave
Chorus
Oh, Monta
na, g
ive this child a home
Give him the l
ove of a good f
amily and a w
oman of his own
Give him a f
ire in his h
eart, give him a l
ight in his
eyes
Give him the w
ild wind for a brother and the w
ild Montana sk
ies
Outro
Now s
ome say he was crazy and some are gl
ad he's g
one
But some of us will miss him and we'll try to carry
on
Giving a v
oice to the forest, giving a v
oice to the d
awn
Giving a voice to the wilderness and the l
and that he lived
on
Chorus
O
h, Montan
a, gi
ve this child a home
Give him the l
ove of a good f
amily and a w
oman of his own
Give him a f
ire in his h
eart, give him a l
ight in his
eyes
Give him the w
ild wind for a brother and the w
ild Montana sk
ies
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