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INTRO
 G5   A7|  Em7  A7  
I'm Dnot smart A/C#enough for this Bm7life I've been Alivin',
A Glittle bit D/F#slow for the Em7pace of the Adream.
It's Bm7not I'm F#m7ungrateful for Gall I've been D/F#given;
But Em7nevertheAless, just the GsamA6e..A.
I Dwish to my A/C#soul, I was Bm7back in MonAtana,
GHigh on my D/F#mountain and Em7deep in the Asnow.
Bm7Up in my F#m7cabin, Gover the D/F#valley,
Em7Under the Ablankets with Dyou.A/C#  
BmO - G- Emver the Aocean F#/A#from BmherEm7e.GM7  A  
BmO - G- Emver the AmountF#/A#ains fBmrom Em7theGM7re.A  
DWho can iA/C#magine the Bm7scale of the Aforces
That Gpushed this old D/F#mountain range Em7up in the Asky?
TecBm7tonic creaF#m7tion, eGrosion, muD/F#tation;
Em7Somethin' to Apleasure God's GeyAe.
The Dworld is a A/C#wonder of Bm7lightnin' and Athunder,
And Ggreen of the D/F#ground as we Em7fall from the Asky.
The Bm7old and new F#m7faces, the Gtribes and the D/F#races...
Em7Thousands of Aplaces to Dtry.
BmO - G- Emver the Aocean F#/A#from BmherEm7e.GM7  A  
BmO - G- Emver the AmountF#/A#ains fBmrom Em7theGM7re.A  
D/F#One sits and GM7waits while the E/G#other one Awanders,
And Bm7squanders his E7time with a Em7life on the Aroad.
D/F#Down from the GM7mountain, aE/G#cross the wide Aocean,
The F#/A#world is in Bmmotion and Ccannot be A/C#slowed.
EDnough for A/C#today... Bm7demands of the Amoment,
The Gthing on my D/F#mind is the Em7work in my Ahand.
Bm7Wood for the F#m7woodstove and Gwater for D/F#coffee,
SomeEm7thin' I can Astill underGstaAnd.
We Dgot a few A/C#friends but Bm7not many Aneighbors,
The Gtrip into D/F#town takes us Em7most of the Aday.
And Bm7after, "HelF#m7lo", and "it's Gsure good to D/F#see you",
It Em7seems like there's Anothin' to DsayA/C#.
BmO - A- Gver the A7ocean from D2here.

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Montana

by James Taylor

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Em7

A/C#

Bm7

D/F#

F#m7

F#/A#

GM7

E/G#

INTRO

G5 A7 Em7 A7

D A/C# Bm7 A

I'm not smart enough for this life I've been livin',

G D/F# Em7 A

A little bit slow for the pace of the dream.

Bm7 F#m7 G D/F#

It's not I'm ungrateful for all I've been given;

Em7 A G A6 A

But nevertheless, just the same...

D A/C# Bm7 A

I wish to my soul, I was back in Montana,

G D/F# Em7 A

High on my mountain and deep in the snow.

Bm7 F#m7 G D/F#

Up in my cabin, over the valley,

Em7 A D A/C#

Under the blankets with you.

Bm G Em A F#/A# Bm Em7 GM7 A

O - - ver the ocean from here.

Bm G Em A F#/A# Bm Em7 GM7 A

O - - ver the mountains from there.

D A/C# Bm7 A

Who can imagine the scale of the forces

G D/F# Em7 A

That pushed this old mountain range up in the sky?

Bm7 F#m7 G D/F#

Tectonic creation, erosion, mutation;

Em7 A G A

Somethin' to pleasure God's eye.

D A/C# Bm7 A

The world is a wonder of lightnin' and thunder,

G D/F# Em7 A

And green of the ground as we fall from the sky.

Bm7 F#m7 G D/F#

The old and new faces, the tribes and the races...

Em7 A D

Thousands of places to try.

Bm G Em A F#/A# Bm Em7 GM7 A

O - - ver the ocean from here.

Bm G Em A F#/A# Bm Em7 GM7 A

O - - ver the mountains from there.

D/F# GM7 E/G# A

One sits and waits while the other one wanders,

Bm7 E7 Em7 A

And squanders his time with a life on the road.

D/F# GM7 E/G# A

Down from the mountain, across the wide ocean,

F#/A# Bm C A/C#

The world is in motion and cannot be slowed.

D A/C# Bm7 A

Enough for today... demands of the moment,

G D/F# Em7 A

The thing on my mind is the work in my hand.

Bm7 F#m7 G D/F#

Wood for the woodstove and water for coffee,

Em7 A G A

Somethin' I can still understand.

D A/C# Bm7 A

We got a few friends but not many neighbors,

G D/F# Em7 A

The trip into town takes us most of the day.

Bm7 F#m7 G D/F#

And after, "Hello", and "it's sure good to see you",

Em7 A D A/C#

It seems like there's nothin' to say.

Bm A G A7 D2

O - - ver the ocean from here.

About Montana Chords by James Taylor

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