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You Gave Me A Mountain

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special voicings
Fadd9  x-x-3-2-1-3
F      x-x-3-2-1-1
Fmaj7  x-x-3-2-1-0
F6     x-x-3-2-3-x
Fm/Ab  4-x-3-1-1-1
[Intro]
 G   G/A   G/B|  C   Em|  Am|  Fadd9   F   Fmaj7   F6|  Fm/Ab   G|
[Verse 1]
CBorn in the heat of the Amdesert
                      Dm7|  G7sus4   G|
 My mother died givin' me life
 CDeprived of the love of a Amfather,
                        Dm7|  G7sus4   G|
 Blamed for the loss of his wife
You Cknow, Lord, I've been in a Amprison,
For F6something that I never G7sus4done
It's Cbeen one hill after aEmnother,
 FBut I've climbed them all one by G7sus4one
[Chorus]
                            C          F|    C|  %  | 
Oh, but this time, Lord, You gave me a mountain
            C            F|     C   Bb   F|  C|
A mountain I-I may never climb
             C         F|  C| % |
It isn't on a hill any longer
             C              F|  C|    C   Bb   F|
You gave me a mountain this time
[Verse 2]
 CMy woman got tired of the Amheartaches
                         Dm7|  G7sus4   G|
 Tired of the grief and the strife
So Ctired of workin' for Amnothin'
                   Dm7|  G7sus4   G|
Just tired of bein' my wife
 CShe took my one ray of Amsunshine,
                      Dm7|  G7sus4   G|
 She took my pride and my joy
 CShe took my reason for Emliving
                      F|  G7sus4   G|
 She took my small baby boy
[Chorus]
                        C          F|    C|  %  | 
Oh, this time, Lord, You gave me a mountain
            C             F|     C   Bb   F|  C|
A mountain I-I may never climb
             C          F|  C| % | 
It isn't on a hill any longer
             C              F|  C| % |
You gave me a mountain this time
[Coda]
             C                  F[  C]
You gave me a mountain ... this time
      C   C/E           F   Ab   Bb|     C    Bb   F| C  
                                  Oh, oh, oh
(Gave me a mountain     this time)

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You Gave Me A Mountain

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

special voicings

Fadd9 x-x-3-2-1-3

F x-x-3-2-1-1

Fmaj7 x-x-3-2-1-0

F6 x-x-3-2-3-x

Fm/Ab 4-x-3-1-1-1

[Intro]

G G/A G/B C Em Am Fadd9 F Fmaj7 F6 Fm/Ab G

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

C Am

Born in the heat of the desert

Dm7 G7sus4 G

| |

My mother died givin' me life

C Am

Deprived of the love of a father,

Dm7 G7sus4 G

| |

Blamed for the loss of his wife

C Am

You know, Lord, I've been in a prison,

F6 G7sus4

For something that I never done

C Em

It's been one hill after another,

F G7sus4

But I've climbed them all one by one

[Chorus]

C F C

| | % |

Oh, but this time, Lord, You gave me a mountain

C F C Bb F C

| | |

A mountain I-I may never climb

C F C

| | % |

It isn't on a hill any longer

C F C C Bb F

| | |

You gave me a mountain this time

[Verse 2]

C Am

My woman got tired of the heartaches

Dm7 G7sus4 G

| |

Tired of the grief and the strife

C Am

So tired of workin' for nothin'

Dm7 G7sus4 G

| |

Just tired of bein' my wife

C Am

She took my one ray of sunshine,

Dm7 G7sus4 G

| |

She took my pride and my joy

C Em

She took my reason for living

F G7sus4 G

| |

She took my small baby boy

[Chorus]

C F C

| | % |

Oh, this time, Lord, You gave me a mountain

C F C Bb F C

| | |

A mountain I-I may never climb

C F C

| | % |

It isn't on a hill any longer

C F C

| | % |

You gave me a mountain this time

[Coda]

C F C

[ ]

You gave me a mountain ... this time

C C/E F Ab Bb C Bb F C

| |

Oh, oh, oh

(Gave me a mountain this time)

About You Gave Me A Mountain Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play You Gave Me A Mountain by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “You Gave Me A Mountain chords”, “You Gave Me A Mountain guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley You Gave Me A Mountain chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy You Gave Me A Mountain chords and for experienced players who want accurate You Gave Me A Mountain lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Fadd9, F, F6, Fm/Ab, G, G/A.

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The chords for "You Gave Me A Mountain" show the original chord names (including Fadd9, F, F6, Fm/Ab, G, G/A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.