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Wolverton Mountain

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[Intro]
D A7 D C
[Verse 1]
They say donD't go on Wolverton MountA7ain if you're looking for a wife
Cause Clifton Clowers has a pretty young A7daughter
He's mighty handy with a gun aDnd a knife
[Chorus]
Her tender lips (Her A7tender lips)
Are sweeter than hDoney
And Wolverton EMountain protects heA7r there
The Dbears and the birds tell Clifton A7Clowers
If a stranger should Denter there
[Verse 2]
All of my drDeams are on Wolverton MoA7untain
I want his daughter C#mfor Dmy wife
I'll take my chances and climb that A7mountain
Though Clifton Clowers he might take Dmy life
[Chorus]
Her tender lips (Her A7tender lips)
Are sweeter than honeyD  
And Wolverton EMountain protects her A7there
The bears and the birds tDell Clifton Clowers 
If a stranger should Denter there
[Verse 3]
I'm going D#up on Wolverton BbMountain 
It's too lonesome down here D#below
It's just not right to hide his Bbdaughter
From the one who loves her D#so
[Chorus]
Her tender lips (Her tBbender lips)
Are sweeter than D#honey
And Wolverton FMountain protects her tBbhere
The bears and tD#he birds tell Clifton BbClowers 
If a stranger should wander D#there
[Outro]
But I don't cBbare about Clifton Clowers
I'm gonna D#climb up on his mountain
I'm gonna tBbake the girl I love
I don't D#care about Clifton Clowers
I'm gonna cBblimb up on that mountain
And I'll gD#et the one I loveBb  

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Wolverton Mountain

by Claude King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

D A7 D C

[Verse 1]

D A7

They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain if you're looking for a wife

Cause Clifton Clowers has a pretty young daughter

He's mighty handy with a gun and a knife

[Chorus]

Her tender lips (Her tender lips)

Are sweeter than honey

E A7

And Wolverton Mountain protects her there

D A7

The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers

If a stranger should enter there

[Verse 2]

D A7

All of my dreams are on Wolverton Mountain

C#m D

I want his daughter for my wife

I'll take my chances and climb that mountain

Though Clifton Clowers he might take my life

[Chorus]

Her tender lips (Her tender lips)

Are sweeter than honey

E A7

And Wolverton Mountain protects her there

The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers

If a stranger should enter there

[Verse 3]

D# Bb

I'm going up on Wolverton Mountain

It's too lonesome down here below

It's just not right to hide his daughter

From the one who loves her so

[Chorus]

Her tender lips (Her tender lips)

Are sweeter than honey

F Bb

And Wolverton Mountain protects her there

D# Bb

The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers

If a stranger should wander there

[Outro]

But I don't care about Clifton Clowers

I'm gonna climb up on his mountain

I'm gonna take the girl I love

I don't care about Clifton Clowers

I'm gonna climb up on that mountain

D# Bb

And I'll get the one I love

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