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James Keelaghan - Misty Mountain
INTRO:   F    G    Am(4x)  F  
Off the GMisty AmMountain
Wild Fflowers Gbind the Amground
FDown by the Grushing Amriver
Force will Fwear those Gboulders Amdown
Me, I'm FunderGneath my Amcovers
Me, I'm Ftrapped inGside my Ambrain
While up aFbove the GMisty AmMountain
Up aFbove the Grushing Amriver
Up aFbove the Gbed of Amlonging
         F           G       Am-pause-
The eagle takes the wind
CHORUS:
The Ceagle Gtakes the Fwind, my friend
You know, the eagle takes the Cwind
It makes me Gthink of Fthis my friend
Where does the eagle Glive in Amme?
INSTRUMENTAL:   F    G    Am(4x)
I go Fcrawling Gthrough this Amcity
I say this Fcity will Gbe my Amhome
I say, "FWoman you are Ghalfway Ampretty"
"May, you Fnever Gbe aAmlone"
Be it Fscorn or Gbe it Amfavour
Be it Fbut a Gmoment Amgone
But I Fstood beGfore the Ammirror
Like an Fopen-Gended Amcavern
Like a Fbreath held in, Ginhaled Amholding
            F         G       Am-pause-
And I barely knew my name
CHORUS:
I Cbarely Gknew my Fname, my friend
I barely knew my Cname
It makes me Gthink of Fthis my friend
Where do I Glive in Amme?
INSTRUMENTAL:   F    G    Am(4x)  
BRIDGE:
It's a Fplanet Gof reAmsistance
And a Fwhirling Gflame of Amchoice
Are you my Fcomrades Gin perAmsistence?
I swear to Fknow us Gby our Amvoice
But though we lay Fdown in Gdusty Amcaverns
We are Fragged Gas a Amscar
And when we Frest, our Geyes stay Amopen
             F        G      Am-pause-
We are always off to war
CHORUS:
We're Calways Goff to Fwar, my friend
You know, we're always off to Cwar
It makes me Gthink of Fthis my friend
Where can the Gquiet Ambe?
INSTRUMENTAL:   F    G    Am(4x)  
But is it underFneath Gmy Amcovers?
Or trapped inFside Gmy Ambrain?
(Is it at the doFor?) The GMisty AmMountain
(Is it at the doFor?) The Grushing Amriver
Is it at the Fbar? The Gbed of Amroaming?
Where the Feagle Gtakes the Amwind
The Feagle Gtakes the Amwind
The Feagle Gtakes the Amwind
OUTRO:   F    G    Am(4x)

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Misty Mountain

by James Keelaghan

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James Keelaghan - Misty Mountain

F G Am F

INTRO: (4x)

G Am

Off the Misty Mountain

F G Am

Wild flowers bind the ground

F G Am

Down by the rushing river

F G Am

Force will wear those boulders down

F G Am

Me, I'm underneath my covers

F G Am

Me, I'm trapped inside my brain

F G Am

While up above the Misty Mountain

F G Am

Up above the rushing river

F G Am

Up above the bed of longing

F G Am

-pause-

The eagle takes the wind

CHORUS:

C G F

The eagle takes the wind, my friend

You know, the eagle takes the wind

G F

It makes me think of this my friend

G Am

Where does the eagle live in me?

F G Am

INSTRUMENTAL: (4x)

F G Am

I go crawling through this city

F G Am

I say this city will be my home

F G Am

I say, "Woman you are halfway pretty"

F G Am

"May, you never be alone"

F G Am

Be it scorn or be it favour

F G Am

Be it but a moment gone

F G Am

But I stood before the mirror

F G Am

Like an open-ended cavern

F G Am

Like a breath held in, inhaled holding

F G Am

-pause-

And I barely knew my name

CHORUS:

C G F

I barely knew my name, my friend

I barely knew my name

G F

It makes me think of this my friend

G Am

Where do I live in me?

F G Am

INSTRUMENTAL: (4x)

BRIDGE:

F G Am

It's a planet of resistance

F G Am

And a whirling flame of choice

F G Am

Are you my comrades in persistence?

F G Am

I swear to know us by our voice

F G Am

But though we lay down in dusty caverns

F G Am

We are ragged as a scar

F G Am

And when we rest, our eyes stay open

F G Am

-pause-

We are always off to war

CHORUS:

C G F

We're always off to war, my friend

You know, we're always off to war

G F

It makes me think of this my friend

G Am

Where can the quiet be?

F G Am

INSTRUMENTAL: (4x)

F G Am

But is it underneath my covers?

F G Am

Or trapped inside my brain?

F G Am

(Is it at the door?) The Misty Mountain

F G Am

(Is it at the door?) The rushing river

F G Am

Is it at the bar? The bed of roaming?

F G Am

Where the eagle takes the wind

F G Am

The eagle takes the wind

F G Am

The eagle takes the wind

F G Am

OUTRO: (4x)

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