Tabbed by: Heath Moore Tuning: Standard Intro: A E Fm E D A Fm Fm D A A E G D Verse: A E Fm E It's a cold, cold moon out tonight D A Fm And it's a cold, cold point on your knife D A A E G D Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light? Chorus: C G D A And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone G D D A C G I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home C G Em F C In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail F C G Ohh, life is better there It's a lonely road to travel on But I've stood here waiting much too long And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on And I'd be 40 miles from Denver headed east bound on the track I'd be 40 miles from Denver and trying to get back To that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail Ohh, life is better there It's a cold, cold moon out tonight And it's a cold, cold point on your knife Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light? And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail Ohh, life is better there (4x) Tuning: Standard with Capo at 2 Intro Chords: G D Em D C G Em Em C G G D F C Intro tab (the way I play it): G D Em D C G Em Em e | -------3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------- | B | -------3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-0---------3-3------1----1--0---0--0----0--0------- | G | -------0-0-0-0-2-2-0h2-2-0-0---0---2-2------0----0--0---0--0----0--0------- | D | -0-0-2-0-------0---------2-0h2-0h2-0-0------2-0h2---0---0--2-0h2---2------- | A | -------2-----------------2-------------0-2-3---------0h2-------------0-2--- | E | -------3-----------------0-------------------------3------0-------0-------- | C G G D F C e | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | B | --1----1--0---0-0--3--1-------1-------------------------------------------- | G | --0----0--0---0-0--2--2-------0-------------------------------------------- | D | --2-0h2---0---0-0--0--3-strum-2-strum-------------------------------------- | A | -3---------2p0--------3-------3-------------------------------------------- | E | ---------3------3--2--1---------------------------------------------------- | Verse: G D Em D It's a cold, cold moon out tonight C G Em And it's a cold, cold point on your knife C G G D F C Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light? Chorus: Bb F C G And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone F C C G Bb F I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home Bb F Dm Eb Bb In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail Eb Bb F Ohh, life is better there etc.