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Up The Mountain

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There are three somewhat special chords in this. Checking the available
videos (including the 2014 DVD), I think this is how Jon plays them:
A7sus4: 002233
A7: x02020
Edim7: x12023
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
I Dstill feel the wind blowing Gon Dunvegan Dshores
I can Dstill taste the brine in the A7sus4airA7  Edim7  
BmHigh upon a Dhill
Far aGway from the lights of Dtown
Well I’m Ggoing up the Dmountain
And I’m Anever coming Ddown
[Bridge 1]
Bm D A G D
[Verse]
I can Dbarely remember the nights full of Gwhiskey, cheer and sDong
We were Dmessing up the words to Shady A7sus4GroveA7  Edim7  
BmCutting through the stDill
Far aGway from the lights of Dtown
Well I’m Ggoing up the Dmountain
And I’m Anever coming Ddown
[Bridge 1]
Bm D A G D
[Interlude]
Oh I Emwish that I could Dget away
From these Emforeign fields I Droam
There’s a Gcolour in the Dsky today
It’s reGminding me of Bmhome
Up the AmountDain
[Bridge 2]
Em D Em D G D G Em D
[Verse]
I can Dstill feel the wind blowing Gon Dunvegan Dshores
I Dmiss an easy life without a A7sus4careA7  Edim7  
BmHigh upon a Dhill
Far aGway from the lights of Dtown
Well I’m Ggoing up the Dmountain
And I’m Anever coming Ddown
(repeat last two lines twice)

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Up The Mountain

by The Stanfields

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Edim7

There are three somewhat special chords in this. Checking the available

videos (including the 2014 DVD), I think this is how Jon plays them:

A7sus4: 002233

A7: x02020

Edim7: x12023

[Intro]

[Verse]

D G D

I still feel the wind blowing on Dunvegan shores

D A7sus4 A7 Edim7

I can still taste the brine in the air

Bm D

High upon a hill

G D

Far away from the lights of town

G D

Well I’m going up the mountain

A D

And I’m never coming down

[Bridge 1]

Bm D A G D

[Verse]

D G D

I can barely remember the nights full of whiskey, cheer and song

D A7sus4 A7 Edim7

We were messing up the words to Shady Grove

Bm D

Cutting through the still

G D

Far away from the lights of town

G D

Well I’m going up the mountain

A D

And I’m never coming down

[Bridge 1]

Bm D A G D

[Interlude]

Em D

Oh I wish that I could get away

Em D

From these foreign fields I roam

G D

There’s a colour in the sky today

G Bm

It’s reminding me of home

A D

Up the mountain

[Bridge 2]

Em D Em D G D G Em D

[Verse]

D G D

I can still feel the wind blowing on Dunvegan shores

D A7sus4 A7 Edim7

I miss an easy life without a care

Bm D

High upon a hill

G D

Far away from the lights of town

G D

Well I’m going up the mountain

A D

And I’m never coming down

(repeat last two lines twice)

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