Don McLean – Mountains O Mourne (Guitar)

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------------------- Tabbed by Buenofine Calse [Verse 1]
    G                     C         Am
Oh, Mary, this London's a wonderful sight

     D7                     G
With people here working by day and by night

     G                      C          Am
They don't sow potatoes nor barley nor wheat

            D7                        G
But there's gangs of them diggin' for gold in the street

   D7                              G          Em
At least when I asked them, that's what I was told

   G             Em           Am          D7
So I just took a hand at this diggin' for gold

        G                            C             Am
But for all that I've found there, I might as well be

       D7                                 G
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea
[Instrumental] G C/G G C Am D D7 G C/G G [Verse 2]
    G                         C          Am
I believe that when writin' a wish you expressed

      D7                     G
As to how the fine ladies of London were dressed

    G                          C          Am
But if you'll believe me, when asked to a ball

     D7                          G
They don't wear no tops to their dresses at all

         D7                       G            Em
Oh, I've seen them myself and you could not in truth

     G            Em          Am        D7
Tell if they were bound for a ball or a bath

         G                            C       Am
Don't be startin' them fashions now, "Mary mo chroí",

       D7                                 G
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea
[Instrumental] G C/G G C Am D D7 G C/G G (x2) [Verse 3]
        G                         C         Am
There's beautiful girls here, oh, never you mind

  D7                    G
Beautiful shapes nature never designed

  G                   C         Am
Lovely complexions of roses and cream

    D7                   G
But let me remark with regard to the same

     D7                    G          Em
That if at those roses you venture to sip

    G            Em        Am          D7
The colors might all come away on your lip

        G                             C           Am
So I'll wait for the wild rose that's waitin' for me

       D7                                 G
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea
[Instrumental] G C/G G C Am D D7 G C/G G [Verse 4]
      G                    C          Am
You remember young Danny McClaren, of course

    D7                      G
But he's over here with the rest of the force

  G                      C            Am
I saw him one day as he stood on the strand

  D7                           G
Stopped all the traffic with a wave of his hand

   D7                 G             Em
As we were talking of days that are gone

    G             Em           Am            D7
The whole town of London stood there to look on

        G                          C            Am
But for all his great powers, he's wishful like me

      D7                                G              C/G  G
To be back where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea