John Denver – The Mountain Song (Guitar)

   A    Amaj7    A7    D    Dm    A/E    Bm7    E    C#m7    F#m
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  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.

    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.