Tabbed By: ampr8slayer
Email: ampr8slayer@gmail.com
Standard Tuning (e b g d a e)
Chords:
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Fe|------0----------3----------1---------------------------------------------| (133211@1)B|------1----------0----------1---------------------------------------------|
G|------0----------0----------2---------------------------------------------|
D|------2----------0----------3---------------------------------------------|
A|------3----------2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
The intro goes something like this:
e|---------0------------0-----------0---------------------------------------|
B|---------1------------1-----------1---------------------------------------|
G|---------0------------0-----------0---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------0-----2------------------------|
A|-----3-------0-----3-----0-----0--------3-----3-------3-------------------|
E|--3-------------3-----------3---------------------------------------------|
C (x32010@1)
One evening as the sun went down
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the jungle fires were burning,
CDown (x32010@1)the track came a hobo hiking,
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)he said, "Boys, I'm not turning
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CI'm (x32010@1)headed for a land that's far away
C (x32010@1) GBesides (320003@1)the crystal fountains
CSo (x32010@1)come with me, we'll go and see
F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)Big Rock Candy Mountains
CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains,
F (133211@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a land that's fair and bright,
F (133211@1) CWhere (x32010@1)the handouts grow on bushes
GAnd (320003@1)you sleep out every night.
CWhere (x32010@1)the boxcars all are empty
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the sun shines every day
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the birds and the bees
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the cigarette trees
F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)lemonade springs
F (133211@1) CWhere (x32010@1)the bluebird sings
G (320003@1) CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains.
CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains
F (133211@1) CAll (x32010@1)the cops have wooden legs
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the bulldogs all have rubber teeth
GAnd (320003@1)the hens lay soft-boiled eggs
CThe (x32010@1)farmers' trees are full of fruit
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the barns are full of hay
F (133211@1) COh (x32010@1)I'm bound to go
F (133211@1) CWhere (x32010@1)there ain't no snow
F (133211@1) CWhere (x32010@1)the rain don't fall
F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)winds don't blow
G (320003@1) CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains.
C (x32010@1)
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
F (133211@1) CYou (x32010@1)never change your socks
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the little streams of alcohol
GCome (320003@1)trickling down the rocks
C (x32010@1)
The brakemen have to tip their hats
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the railway bulls are blind
F (133211@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a lake of stew
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)of whiskey too
F (133211@1) CYou (x32010@1)can paddle all around it
F (133211@1) CIn (x32010@1)a big canoe
G (320003@1) CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains
CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains,
F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)jails are made of tin.
F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)you can walk right out again,
GAs (320003@1)soon as you are in.
CThere (x32010@1)ain't no short-handled shovels,
F (133211@1) CNo (x32010@1)axes, saws nor picks,
F (133211@1) CI'm (x32010@1)bound to stay
F (133211@1) CWhere (x32010@1)you sleep all day,
F (133211@1) CWhere (x32010@1)they hung the jerk
F (133211@1) CThat (x32010@1)invented work
G (320003@1) CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains.
*same chords for whistling*
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) CI'll (x32010@1)see you all this coming fall
G (320003@1) CIn (x32010@1)the Big Rock Candy Mountains
