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Capo 3rd fret
[G] Well a wise man once said to me 
If your heart don’t break you wont be free [Em]
[C] But I’m as free as a [D] bird 
[C] Flying out [D] over, [C] flying out [D] over the [G] sea
I call out to the wind, but no one comes to let me in [Em]
[C]I hear the [D]thunder 
[C] The weight on my [D] shoulders
[C] The weight upon my [D] shoulders crushing [G] me
[Chorus]
[F] Shine [C] down on this [G] mountain 
[F] Rain [C] down on my [G] face 
 FCall  Cout to the  Griver 
To wash me  Dout to wash me  Cout of this  Gplace
Well I wish that I was a sailor man 
With the wheel of the ship held in my hand Em  
 CBut I don’t like the  Dwater
 CI’m more like the  Danchor
 CI wish I was the  Danchor in  Gme
Sometimes I wish I was a sin 
So the ones I love wouldn’t let me  Emin
 CI wouldn’t have to  Dtry 
 CTo find the  Danswers 
 CTo give them all the  Danswers they  Gneed
[repeat CHORUS]
Instrumental (Rhythm: Chords from chorus repeated)
Well a wise man once said to me 
If your heart don’t break you wont be  Emfree
 CBut I’m as free as a  Dbird 
 CFlying out  Dover
 CFlying out  Dover the  Gsea

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This Mountain

by Kasey Chambers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo 3rd fret

[] Well a wise man once said to me

If your heart don’t break you wont be free []

C D

[] But I’m as free as a [] bird

C D C D G

[] Flying out [] over, [] flying out [] over the [] sea

I call out to the wind, but no one comes to let me in []

C D

[]I hear the []thunder

C D

[] The weight on my [] shoulders

C D G

[] The weight upon my [] shoulders crushing [] me

[Chorus]

F C G

[] Shine [] down on this [] mountain

F C G

[] Rain [] down on my [] face

F C G

Call out to the river

D C G

To wash me out to wash me out of this place

Well I wish that I was a sailor man

With the wheel of the ship held in my hand

C D

But I don’t like the water

C D

I’m more like the anchor

C D G

I wish I was the anchor in me

Sometimes I wish I was a sin

So the ones I love wouldn’t let me in

C D

I wouldn’t have to try

C D

To find the answers

C D G

To give them all the answers they need

[repeat CHORUS]

Instrumental (Rhythm: Chords from chorus repeated)

Well a wise man once said to me

If your heart don’t break you wont be free

C D

But I’m as free as a bird

C D

Flying out over

C D G

Flying out over the sea

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