Verse 1:
[Fm] Every [Eb]time I shed t[Gm]tears
[Fm] In the [Eb]last past ye[Gm]years
[Fm] When I [Eb]pass through the hi[Gm]hills
Chorus:
[G]Oh, what [C]images ret[Eb]return
Oh, I [F]yearn [Eb]
For the r[F]roots of the w[Eb]woods
That [D]origin of [C]all my s[F]strong and strang[Eb]strange moods
I [Cm]lost some[F]something in the h[Eb]hills
I [Eb]lost somet[Bb]something in the h[G]hills
Verse 2:
[Fm] I grew [Eb]up in decliv[Gm]declivities
[Fm] Others [Eb]grow up in c[Gm]cities
[Fm] Where first[Eb]first love and soul ta[Gm]takes rise
Verse 3:
[Fm] There where [Eb]times in my life [Gm]
[Fm] When I [Eb]felt mad and dep[Gm]deprived
[Fm] And only the[Eb]the slopes gave me[Gm]me hope
Chorus:
When I [G]pass through the [C]leg high [Eb]grass, I shall d[Fm]die
[Eb] Under the ja[Fm]jasmine, I shall d[Eb]die
In the [Fm]elder tr[Eb]tree
I [D]need not try to pr[C]prepare for a ne[F]new coming [Eb]day
Where[Eb] is it that f[Bb]ills the de[Ab]epness I feel[Eb]
[D]You will say I'm[Bb] not R[Gm]obin the H[C]ood
But [Eb]how c[D]ould I h[Eb]ide from to[D]p to fo[Eb]ot
That I [Fm]lost something in the [Eb]hills
I [Eb]lost s[Bb]something in the h[G]hills
Oh, I [Cm]lost some[Fm]something in the [Eb]hills
Verse 4:
[Fm] Now I [Eb]lean on my window s[Gm]sill
[Fm] And I [Eb]cry, though it's s[Gm]silly
[Fm] And I'm [Eb]dreaming of off and a[Gm]away
Chorus:
[G]Oh, I [C]know farther [Eb]west t[Fm]these hills exi[Eb]exist
[Fm]Marked by [Eb]apple trees, m[Fm]marked by a s[Eb]straight brook
That [D]leads me[C]me wher[F]wherever I want it [Eb]to
Well, I [Fm]lost something in the [Eb]hills
I [Eb]lost s[Bb]something in the hi[G]hills
Oh, I [Cm]lost some[Fm]something in the [Eb]hills
