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Over The Mountain
DOver the mountain I will Gbuild us a Dcabin 
Over the mountain I will Bmbuild us a home 
We’ll Emsit by the fire won't the jBmuniper smell good 
EmOver the mountain Em7  
DTake me my lady and Ggive me some Dbabies 
Share all my burdens and Bmsew on my clothes 
EmLife is a fountain we’ll dBmrink it bone dry 
EmOver the mountain Em7  
GApril will promise you bDlossoms my lady 
GCreek waters risin' and the Bmmares gonna foal 
EmGather the creatures and Bmbring them on down
EmOn down the mountEm7ain 
I will plant us a garden here next to the forest 
Dig us a well there with water so pure 
Water so pure and as sweet as the sunshine 
Over the mountain 
I will build us a cabin here in the tall wood 
Bottom land cedar and Snake River stone 
We will sit by the fire won't the juniper smell good 
Over the mountain

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Over The Mountain

by Mickey Newbury

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Em7

Over The Mountain

D G D

Over the mountain I will build us a cabin

Over the mountain I will build us a home

Em Bm

We’ll sit by the fire won't the juniper smell good

Em Em7

Over the mountain

D G D

Take me my lady and give me some babies

Share all my burdens and sew on my clothes

Em Bm

Life is a fountain we’ll drink it bone dry

Em Em7

Over the mountain

G D

April will promise you blossoms my lady

G Bm

Creek waters risin' and the mares gonna foal

Em Bm

Gather the creatures and bring them on down

Em Em7

On down the mountain

I will plant us a garden here next to the forest

Dig us a well there with water so pure

Water so pure and as sweet as the sunshine

Over the mountain

I will build us a cabin here in the tall wood

Bottom land cedar and Snake River stone

We will sit by the fire won't the juniper smell good

Over the mountain

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