Tom Paxton – There Goes The Mountain (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
Am/C G/B Am Am/C G/B Am Am/C Am G G/D G Am
[Verse 1]
Am F Am F Am There goes the mountain, father of fir trees, G Am Home for the grizzlies, under its snow. F Am F Am Shorn of its timber, torn by the monsters. G Am Taken by truckloads to the great plains below.
[Chorus]
Am F Am There goes the mountain, the avalanche maker, D Am Heaven's caretaker, breeder of streams. F Am There goes the mountain, maker of thunder, D F Am Torn down for the plunder, remembered in dreams.
[Verse 2]
Am F Am F Am There goes the mountain, greeter of sunrise, G Am Giant by starlight, the highest and best. F Am F Am The roar of the engines, the first in its lifetime G Am Will take what man values and spit out the rest.
[Chorus]
Am F Am There goes the mountain, the avalanche maker, D Am Heaven's caretaker, breeder of streams. F Am There goes the mountain, maker of thunder, D F Am Torn down for the plunder, remembered in dreams.
[Verse 3]
Am F Am F Am Lord of the highlands, home for the eagles. G Am Catcher of snowfall for millions of years. F Am F Am Bleeding in mudslides, robbed of its insides. G Am Prey to the skills of the bold engineer.
[Chorus]
Am F Am There goes the mountain, the avalanche maker, D Am Heaven's caretaker, breeder of streams. F Am There goes the mountain, maker of thunder, D F Am Torn down for the plunder, remembered in dreams.
(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 1976)