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(Track B9 from the album "One road more" by the Flatlanders, released in 1980)
Intro
(The intro is 2 bars: the B7 chord is played for only one beat at the end of bar 1.)
(Bar 2 is a 1 strum cut. Variations of this pattern are repeated throughout the song.)
E       B7  E
Verse 1
I remember yEou      Aa-telling Eme C#m  
Don't clutch a G#mrose ,     Adon't mourn the sBunset .B  
And I suppEose if I hAear  the river Emoaning 
It's jAust the way I'm fEeeling, 
The Ariver's not compElaining oh Ano, oh no no Eno E  
Verse 2
And the very next dEayA  
we woke befEore the dawn .C#m  
We found our G#mway A  
By the rambling Briver .B  
And we had no dEream A  
We just lEived one 
AI the keeper of the mEountain 
                A            E                A      E(A)  E  
you the morning flower, uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh 
Chorus
There was no F#mreason to B7go 
And I Enever claimed to kAnow 
And tEhese (and tAhese) 
these ain't tEeardrops (these ain't tAeardrops) 
That ain't the rEiver (ain't the rAiver) 
Just a mEoaning (just a moaning) 
                   A            E              A      E(A)  E  
The river's not complaining oh no, oh no oh no. 
Verse 3
When I spoke big wEords, A  
you just let them fEly away, C#m  
blue paper G#mbirds       Aon a summer's Bday .B  
And I took you Eby the hand, 
KAnew that you would uEnderstand, 
AI the keeper of the mEountain, 
YAou the mornin' flEower, uh-hAuh, uh-huh uh-hEuh. E  
Chorus
There was no F#mreason to B7go 
And I Enever claimed to kAnow 
And tEhese (and tAhese) 
these ain't tEeardrops (these ain't tAeardrops) 
That ain't the rEiver (ain't the rAiver) 
Just a mEoaning (it's a moaning) 
                   A            E              A       E(A) E  
The river's not complaining oh no, oh no oh no. 

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Keeper Of The Mountain

by The Flatlanders

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

(Track B9 from the album "One road more" by the Flatlanders, released in 1980)

Intro

(The intro is 2 bars: the B7 chord is played for only one beat at the end of bar 1.)

(Bar 2 is a 1 strum cut. Variations of this pattern are repeated throughout the song.)

E B7 E

Verse 1

E A E C#m

I remember you  a-telling me

G#m A B B

Don't clutch a rose , don't mourn the sunset .

E A E

And I suppose if I hear  the river moaning

A E

It's just the way I'm feeling,

A E A E E

The river's not complaining oh no, oh no no no

Verse 2

E A

And the very next day

E C#m

we woke before the dawn .

G#m A

We found our way

B B

By the rambling river .

E A

And we had no dream

We just lived one

A E

I the keeper of the mountain

A E A E E

(A)

you the morning flower, uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh

Chorus

F#m B7

There was no reason to go

E A

And I never claimed to know

E A

And these (and these)

E A

these ain't teardrops (these ain't teardrops)

E A

That ain't the river (ain't the river)

Just a moaning (just a moaning)

A E A E E

(A)

The river's not complaining oh no, oh no oh no.

Verse 3

E A

When I spoke big words,

E C#m

you just let them fly away,

G#m A B B

blue paper birds  on a summer's day .

And I took you by the hand,

A E

Knew that you would understand,

A E

I the keeper of the mountain,

A E A E E

You the mornin' flower, uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh.

Chorus

F#m B7

There was no reason to go

E A

And I never claimed to know

E A

And these (and these)

E A

these ain't teardrops (these ain't teardrops)

E A

That ain't the river (ain't the river)

Just a moaning (it's a moaning)

A E A E E

(A)

The river's not complaining oh no, oh no oh no.

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