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Capercaillie - The Crooked Mountain
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C    Dm7    C    F
C    Am  F  C    Am  F  C  G  Am  Em
[Verse 1]
The Amwoman who read my Gpalm today
Was a Ffriend of the pessiCmistic
In a Dm7square at the edge of Emtown
Was my Ffortune laid to Cbear
[Verse 2]
She said, "AmClimb that rocky Gmountain
Where the Fsun will rise to Ckiss you
And your Dm7dreams will flow like a Emvirgin spring
To the Ffoot of the crooked Chill"Dm7  
[Chorus]
Feels good to be AmdreamingDm7  
Feels good to be Chere with youDm7  
Wait now, the Ammist will clearG  
Wait now, the day will come
I'm CcauEmght in the rain aAmgainF  
I was CcauEmght on a snowbouAmnd highFway
I was CcauEmght in the rain AmagainF  
On Ctop of the crooked AmmountainF  
On Ctop of the crooked AmmountainF  Dm7  C  Am  Em  
[Verse 3]
Like a Amfool, I took to the Gwoman's words
Being a Fslave of the optiCmistic
I Dm7left my friends of Emchildhood
And the Fones who saw me Cright
[Verse 4]
AmFunny, you don't see the Gsunset
And you Fwonder why you Cmissed it
For a Dm7year I saw the Emskies change
'Til Fall the day was Cnight and oohBb  
[Chorus]
Feels good to be AmdreamingBb  
Feels good to be Chere with youBb  
Wait now, the Ammist will clearG  
Wait now, the day will come
I'm CcauEmght in the rain aAmgainF  
I was CcauEmght on a snowbouAmnd highFway
I was CcauEmght in the rain AmagainF  
On Ctop of the crooked AmmountainF  
On Ctop of the crooked AmmountainF  Am  
[Bridge]
Feels good to be EmdreamingAm  
Feels good to be Ghere with youAm  
Feels good to be Chere
Feels good to be EmdreamingAm  
Feels good to be Ghere with youAm  
To be Chere
[Instrumental]
  C    G    Am    Em(4x)
[Verse 5]
With the Amevening shadows Gfalling
On the Fday I'm supposed to Cfind you
Dm7Chances are I'll never reaEmlize
The Ampicture from this jigsaw
That I Falways took for granted
Now I'm Dm7caught here in a Emraging storm
On Ctop of the crooked hillDm7  
[Chorus]
Feels good to be AmdreamingDm7  
Feels good to be Chere with youDm7  
Wait now, the Ammist will clearG  
Wait now, the day will come
I'm CcauEmght in the rain aAmgainF  
I was CcauEmght on a snowbouAmnd highFway
I was CcauEmght in the rain AmagainF  
On Ctop of the crooked AmmountainF  
On Ctop
[Outro]
  C    G    Am    Em(4x)

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The Crooked Mountain

by Capercaillie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Capercaillie - The Crooked Mountain

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

C Dm7 C F

C Am F C Am F C G Am Em

[Verse 1]

Am G

The woman who read my palm today

F C

Was a friend of the pessimistic

Dm7 Em

In a square at the edge of town

F C

Was my fortune laid to bear

[Verse 2]

Am G

She said, "Climb that rocky mountain

F C

Where the sun will rise to kiss you

Dm7 Em

And your dreams will flow like a virgin spring

F C Dm7

To the foot of the crooked hill"

[Chorus]

Am Dm7

Feels good to be dreaming

C Dm7

Feels good to be here with you

Am G

Wait now, the mist will clear

Wait now, the day will come

C Em Am F

I'm caught in the rain again

C Em Am F

I was caught on a snowbound highway

C Em Am F

I was caught in the rain again

C Am F

On top of the crooked mountain

C Am F Dm7 C Am Em

On top of the crooked mountain

[Verse 3]

Am G

Like a fool, I took to the woman's words

F C

Being a slave of the optimistic

Dm7 Em

I left my friends of childhood

F C

And the ones who saw me right

[Verse 4]

Am G

Funny, you don't see the sunset

F C

And you wonder why you missed it

Dm7 Em

For a year I saw the skies change

F C Bb

'Til all the day was night and ooh

[Chorus]

Am Bb

Feels good to be dreaming

C Bb

Feels good to be here with you

Am G

Wait now, the mist will clear

Wait now, the day will come

C Em Am F

I'm caught in the rain again

C Em Am F

I was caught on a snowbound highway

C Em Am F

I was caught in the rain again

C Am F

On top of the crooked mountain

C Am F Am

On top of the crooked mountain

[Bridge]

Em Am

Feels good to be dreaming

G Am

Feels good to be here with you

Feels good to be here

Em Am

Feels good to be dreaming

G Am

Feels good to be here with you

To be here

[Instrumental]

C G Am Em

(4x)

[Verse 5]

Am G

With the evening shadows falling

F C

On the day I'm supposed to find you

Dm7 Em

Chances are I'll never realize

The picture from this jigsaw

That I always took for granted

Dm7 Em

Now I'm caught here in a raging storm

C Dm7

On top of the crooked hill

[Chorus]

Am Dm7

Feels good to be dreaming

C Dm7

Feels good to be here with you

Am G

Wait now, the mist will clear

Wait now, the day will come

C Em Am F

I'm caught in the rain again

C Em Am F

I was caught on a snowbound highway

C Em Am F

I was caught in the rain again

C Am F

On top of the crooked mountain

On top

[Outro]

C G Am Em

(4x)

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