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Judy Collins - Mountain Girl
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G  C  G  C  G
[Verse 1]
Out on the Cstreet it was Graining toDdayC  
Homeless Dman stood in the GcoldC  G  
Gave him five Cdollars and Gwent on my DwayC  
Big city Dblues in my CsoulG  
[Verse 2]
Maybe like Cme that man Gchose to live DhereC  
Where there are Ddays your heart GdiesC  G  
Maybe he Cdreamed of a Gplace far aDwayC  
Under the Dwide open CskiesG  Em  
[Verse 3]
Went on my Bmway feeling Cstrange all that GdayBm  
Wondering Cwhat had gone GwrongD  G  
Deep in my Cheart I could Ghear that voice DcallC  
Haunting me Dall that day ClongG  
[Chorus]
Mountain girlC___ in the GcityC  
You've been EmgoneAm___ far too Dlong
Find your CwayEm__ back to the Gmountains
Where you BmknowC__ you beDlong
Where your CdreaDms can't Ggo wrongC  G  C  G  
[Verse 4]
I've seen the Cworld and it's Gsights in my DdayC  
Cities that Dblaze like the GsunC  G  
I've had my Cshare of their Griches and DfameC  
Done things I Dnever should have CdoneG__
[Verse 5]
EmBeen broken Bmhearted and Cbroken some GheartsBm  
Tried running Chard from my GpainD  G  
And all aClong that voice Gcalls in my Dsoul
Come Cback to the Dmountains aCgainG  
[Chorus]
Mountain girlC___ in the GcityC  
You've been EmgoneAm___ far too Dlong
Find your CwayEm__ back to the Gmountains
Where you BmknowC__ you beDlong
Where your CdreaDms can't Ggo wrongD  
[Bridge]
Bought a ticket Cback aEmgainD  
Heading home once CmoreEm___D  
Feel that aching Cpain reEmcedeG  
Like the waves on a DshoreG  
[Verse 6]
I feel the Cheart of the Gmountains aDgainC  
Beating Dinside my GbreastC  G  
Bringing me Cback to the Gplace I beDlongC  
Bringing me Dhome to the CwestG  Em  
[Verse 7]
No pain or Bmsorrow can Ckeep me aGwayBm  
I'd even Cwalk that last, Glong miDleG  
Here in the Cmountains where Gevery sunrise DstartsC  
I'll heal my Dheart for aCwhileG  
[Chorus]
Mountain girlC___ in the GcityC  
You've been EmgoneAm___ far too Dlong
Find your CwayEm__ back to the Gmountains
Where you BmknowC__ you beDlong
Where your CdreaDms can't Ggo wrongC  G  C  
[Outro]
Mountain GgirCl__
MounGtain girlC  
Mountain GgirCl__ in Gthe ciCty_G___

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Mountain Girl

by Judy Collins

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Judy Collins - Mountain Girl

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C G C G

[Verse 1]

C G D C

Out on the street it was raining today

D G C G

Homeless man stood in the cold

C G D C

Gave him five dollars and went on my way

D C G

Big city blues in my soul

[Verse 2]

C G D C

Maybe like me that man chose to live here

D G C G

Where there are days your heart dies

C G D C

Maybe he dreamed of a place far away

D C G Em

Under the wide open skies

[Verse 3]

Bm C G Bm

Went on my way feeling strange all that day

C G D G

Wondering what had gone wrong

C G D C

Deep in my heart I could hear that voice call

D C G

Haunting me all that day long

[Chorus]

C G C

Mountain girl___ in the city

Em Am D

You've been gone___ far too long

C Em G

Find your way__ back to the mountains

Bm C D

Where you know__ you belong

C D G C G C G

Where your dreams can't go wrong

[Verse 4]

C G D C

I've seen the world and it's sights in my day

D G C G

Cities that blaze like the sun

C G D C

I've had my share of their riches and fame

D C G

Done things I never should have done__

[Verse 5]

Em Bm C G Bm

Been broken hearted and broken some hearts

C G D G

Tried running hard from my pain

C G D

And all along that voice calls in my soul

C D C G

Come back to the mountains again

[Chorus]

C G C

Mountain girl___ in the city

Em Am D

You've been gone___ far too long

C Em G

Find your way__ back to the mountains

Bm C D

Where you know__ you belong

C D G D

Where your dreams can't go wrong

[Bridge]

C Em D

Bought a ticket back again

C Em D

Heading home once more___

C Em G

Feel that aching pain recede

D G

Like the waves on a shore

[Verse 6]

C G D C

I feel the heart of the mountains again

D G C G

Beating inside my breast

C G D C

Bringing me back to the place I belong

D C G Em

Bringing me home to the west

[Verse 7]

Bm C G Bm

No pain or sorrow can keep me away

C G D G

I'd even walk that last, long mile

C G D C

Here in the mountains where every sunrise starts

D C G

I'll heal my heart for awhile

[Chorus]

C G C

Mountain girl___ in the city

Em Am D

You've been gone___ far too long

C Em G

Find your way__ back to the mountains

Bm C D

Where you know__ you belong

C D G C G C

Where your dreams can't go wrong

[Outro]

G C

Mountain girl__

G C

Mountain girl

G C G C G

Mountain girl__ in the city____

About Mountain Girl Chords by Judy Collins

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