• Song:

    Hushabye Mountain

  • Artist:

    Dick Van Dyke

HUSHABYE MOUNTAIN
Dick Van Dyke (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang then latterly Dave Gilmore)
decoded by: aquamac - other versions I saw didn't quite work for me

To the rhythm of a slow soft swinging waltz

First Verse
     Am (x02210@1)  E (022100@1)         C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1) A gentle breeze from hushabye mountain

F (133211@1)    Am (x02210@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)    E (022100@1) Softly blows o'er lullaby bay

Am (x02210@1)      E (022100@1)     C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1) It fills the sails of boats that are waiting

F (133211@1)        Am (x02210@1)      E (022100@1)    Am (x02210@1) Waiting to sail your worries away

Dm (xx0231@1)       Am (x02210@1)      E (022100@1)    (feels like there should be Ambut (x02210@1)this is skipped)

Second Verse
     Am (x02210@1)  E (022100@1)    C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1) It isn't far to hushabye mountain

F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)        E (022100@1)And your boat waits down by the quay

Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)      C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)The winds of night so softly are sighing

F (133211@1)            Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)         Amand (x02210@1)hold      
 Soon they will fly your troubles to sea

Key Change
 Dm (xx0231@1)          A (x02220@1)     F (133211@1)      G (320003@1)So close your eyes on hushabye mountain

Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1)       B (x2444x@1)          E (022100@1)Wave goodbye to cares of the day

Back down to original key
     Am (x02210@1)       E (022100@1)       C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)And Watch your boat from hushabye mountain

F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)      E (022100@1)     Am (x02210@1)Sail far away from lullaby bay

(optionally repeat 1 more time slowing to finish)
F (133211@1)      Am (x02210@1)      E (022100@1)     Am (x02210@1)Sail far away from lullaby bay 

Enjoy  aquamac - sing it to your kids at night, they'll love you for it

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