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Intro -  G   F  C  
[G]got to get back on the mountain
got to get back on the [C]hill
with my [D7]dog eyed country woman
she know how to [C]cure my ill[G]
[G]ain't it just like adale
go on and change your name[C]
[D7]so now i got to call her carmen
but i love her just the same[D7]
[C]give yourself over[G] [F]
[C]and over again[G] [F]
[C]and i'm tired of startin over [G]
yes i [D]think my days
out on the run are comin to an end [D] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G]got to get back on the mountain
got to get back on [C]still
with a [D7]bourbon whiskey freezin
[C]if you got time to kill[G]
[G]i got to get back on the river
i got to get back on the [C]land
[D7]get myself stoned
a little down home
even if it's second [D7]hand
[C]give yourself over[G] [F]
[C]and over again[G] [F]
[C]and i'm tired of startin over [G]
guess i [D]think my days
out on the run are comin to an end[D] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G]got to get back on the mountain
[C]oh yeah
[G]got to get back on the hill[G] [F] [C]
[G]i got to get back on the mountain[G] [C]
[G]got to get back on the [G]hill [G] [F] [C] [G]
Chords -  Denotes fingering
-----G-----F-----C-----D7----D-----
e|---34--------0-----23--22---------------------|
B|---0-----11--11--11--33---------------------|
G|---0-----22--0-----22--21---------------------|
D|---0-----34--22--0-----0------------------------|
A|---22--33--34---------------------------------|
E|---33--------33---------------------------------|

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Back On The Mountain

by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G F C

Intro -

[]got to get back on the mountain

got to get back on the []hill

with my []dog eyed country woman

C G

she know how to []cure my ill[]

[]ain't it just like adale

go on and change your name[]

[]so now i got to call her carmen

but i love her just the same[]

C G F

[]give yourself over[] []

C G F

[]and over again[] []

C G

[]and i'm tired of startin over []

yes i []think my days

D C

out on the run are comin to an end [] []

G F C

[] [] []

[]got to get back on the mountain

got to get back on []still

with a []bourbon whiskey freezin

C G

[]if you got time to kill[]

[]i got to get back on the river

i got to get back on the []land

[]get myself stoned

a little down home

even if it's second []hand

C G F

[]give yourself over[] []

C G F

[]and over again[] []

C G

[]and i'm tired of startin over []

guess i []think my days

D C

out on the run are comin to an end[] []

G F C

[] [] []

[]got to get back on the mountain

[]oh yeah

G G F C

[]got to get back on the hill[] [] []

G G C

[]i got to get back on the mountain[] []

G G G F C G

[]got to get back on the []hill [] [] [] []

Chords - Denotes fingering

-----G-----F-----C-----D7----D-----

4 3 2

e|---3--------0-----2--2---------------------|

1 1 1 3

B|---0-----1--1--1--3---------------------|

2 2 1

G|---0-----2--0-----2--2---------------------|

4 2

D|---0-----3--2--0-----0------------------------|

2 3 4

A|---2--3--3---------------------------------|

3 3

E|---3--------3---------------------------------|

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