Gordon Lightfoot – Brave Mountaineers (Guitar)

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[Intro] A G D [Verse 1]
D                        G                  Em
Born in the country and I like that country smile

       A                             G            D
Of the little girls and boys, they remind me of a child

                  G          Em
That I knew and a big harvest moon

     A                          G          D
That shone by suppertime in the dusty afternoon
[Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there

                          D
When the autumn wind goes singing

                             A
Through the trestle we would climb

     D             G
Like brave mountaineers

                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time
[Verse 2]
D                         G                 Em
Born in the country and I like that country song

   A                              G              D
We played for just a nickel every time we got to town

                   G            Em
And I bought you a dime diamond ring

       A                              G              D
In the hayloft we would play, we were princesses and kings
[Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there

                        D
When the world gets too heavy

                         A
And the shadows cross my mind

     D             G
Like brave mountaineers

                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time
[Verse 3]
D                         G                 Em
Born in the country and I like that country way

        A                                G                     D
Of the uncles, aunts and cousins and the card games they would play

                     G         Em
While the young ones slept overhead

   A                                      G                    D
Beneath the quilts that mother made, when all the prayers were said
[Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there

                          D
When the autumn wind goes singing

                             A
Through the trestle we would climb

     D             G
Like brave mountaineers

                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time
[Solo] D G Em A G D D G Em A G D [Chorus]
              G
And I need to be there

                        D
When the world gets too heavy

                         A
And the shadows cross my mind

     D             G
Like brave mountaineers

                   D           Asus4  A7  A9
We never were much bothered by time
[Outro] D G Em A G D D G Em A G D