The Mountain Song

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Chords used:
A Amaj7 A7 D Dm A/E Bm7 E C#m7 F#m
e|-0----0--------0-----2----1-----0------2------0----0-------2---------------|
B|-2----2--------2-----3----3-----2------0------0----2-------2---------------|
G|-2----1--------0-----2----2-----2------2------1----1-------2---------------|
D|-2----2--------2-----0----0-----2------0------2----2-------4---------------|
A|-0----0--------0-----x----x-----0------2------2----2-------4---------------|
E|-x----x--------x-----x----x-----0------x------0----x-------2---------------|
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Intro:
A Amaj7 A7 D
I came here from the city a thousand miles away.
Dm A/E Bm7 E
I came just for a little while you know I never meant to stay.
A Amaj7 A7 D
I meant to take my pleasure, have a good time and be gone.
Dm A/E Bm7 E A
But I fell in love with a lady, now I sing a mountain song.
A Amaj7 A7 D
I listened to the music of the night wind in the pines.
Dm A/E Bm7 E
I've seen the quiet splendor of a field of columbine.
A Amaj7 A7 D
I skied on crystal pathways to a mountain peak so tall,
Dm A/E Bm7 E
and I walked the mighty summits with the one who made it all.
D E C#m7 F#m
And I fell in love with a lady 'cause I've seen her at her best.
Bm7 E A A7
And I've walked her wild and rugged paths through her open wilderness.
D E C#m7 F#m
And now I never can betray her, steal her riches and be gone,
Bm7 E Bm7 E A
'Cause when you fall in love with a lady, you gotta sing a mountain song.
Amaj7 A7 D Dm A/E E E
A Amaj7 A7 D
Now people come from everywhere to see what they can find.
Dm A/E Bm7 E
And some take lots of pictures, and some just take their time.
A Amaj7 A7 D
But there are some who take her beauty that can't be bought or sold
Dm A/E Bm7 E
And they think of only money while destroying wealth untold.
D E C#m7 F#m
But you fall in love with a lady when you've slept upon her breast,
Bm7 E A A7
and you've walked her wild and rugged paths through her open wilderness
D E C#m7 F#m
And you never can betray her, steal her riches and be gone.
Bm7 E Bm7 E A
'Cause when you fall in love with a lady, you gotta sing a mountain song.
Repeat chords for verses (not first verse) and fade

The Mountain Song chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Mountain Song by John Denver. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Chords used:
Intro: A
Amaj7    A7    D    Dm    A/E    E    E
Repeat chords for verses (not first verse) and fade

The Mountain Song Chords by John Denver

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