Tabbed by Adam Stone
Tuning: DADGBe
Chords Used:
F Am Dm G Bb C C/E
e|--1---5---5---x---1---0---x--|
B|--1---5---6---3---3---1---1--|
G|--2---5---7---0---3---0---0--|
D|--3---7---7---0---3---2---2--|
A|--x---0---5---x---1---3---3--|
D|-(3)----------5-----------2--|
Verse 1: [Rhythm Figure 1]
F Am Dm G
A mother went up to the mountain, she said it was for gold
Bb Dm G
but all these drums and Indians, oh no
F Am Dm G
said buddy was a good boy, but just not for me
Bb Dm G
come on now, pack your bags, time to leave
Verse 2: [Rhythm Figure 2]
Bb C/E
but Mom, are you dead?
F
are you free from this life you?ve
C/E Dm C Bb
left for such red faced man, oh ma
C/E F
oh please don?t leave
Verse 3: [Rhythm Figure 1]
back to the city in high heels, gold rings upon her hands
get up son, it's time to run, jump and land
in a wagon with no wheels and no place to go
she just smiles and nods her head, ?oh welcome home?
Verse 4: [Rhythm Figure 2]
but oh those mines, can?t you see,
were just much too deep for your
sins, though you buried them beneath the
mountaintops
Bridge: [Rhythm Figure 3]
Dm Am Bb
where you going with your coonskin boots?
Bb C Dm G
well I just want to be with you
I know you never said that you would stay
forever and it's getting late
well I don?t want to be a broken boy
so sad, alone, and oh so coy
why?d you got to be so god damn cruel?
well I just want to be with you
but do you...?
[Outro]
A mother went back to the mountain
she said it was for love
but all those mountain men are buried
with their lust and her gold rings
[Rhythm Figure 1]
F Am Dm G
e|---1---1----------------------------------5-----|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------|
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------|
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|
Bb Dm G
e|---1--------------5-----------5-----------------5----|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3----6------6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0----0-------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0---------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5----5------|
F Am Dm G
e|---1---1---------------5------------------------|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6----6-----|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0----0---| on Verse 1, go to [A]
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------| on Verse 3, go to [B]
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|
[A]:
F Am Dm G
e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------5-----------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---6-----6--3--6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0---0-----------0--------0-|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-----------------------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
Continue to Verse 2 (Rhythm Figure 2)
[B]:
F Am Dm G
e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|
Continue to Verse 4 (Rhythm Figure 2)
[Rhythm Figure 2]
Bb C/E F
e|---1--111---1--111---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
B|---3--333---3--333---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
G|---3--333---3--333---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222-|
D|---3--333---3--333---2--222---2--222---3--333---3--333---3--333---3--333-|
A|-1--------1----------3--333---3--333-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2--------2--------3--------3--------3--------3--------|
C/E Dm C Bb
e|---------------------1--111------------1--111---1--111--|
B|---1--111---1--111---3--333---1--111---3--333---3--333--|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---0--000---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 2, go to [C]
D|---2--222---2--222---0--000---2--222---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 4, go to [D]
A|---3--333---3--333----------3--------1--------1---------|
D|-2--------2--------0------------------------------------|
[C]:
C/E F ^ ^ ^ ^ <--(slowly strum ^)
e|---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111--|
B|---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111--|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222--|
D|---2--222---2--222-3--------3--------3--------3---------|
A|---3--333---3--333--------------------------------------|
D|-2--------2---------------------------------------------|
Continue to Verse 3 (Rhythm Figure 1)
[D]:
C/E F ^ ^ ^
e|---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---11---00-|
B|---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---11---11-|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---22---22-|
D|---2--222---2--222-3--------3--------3--------3----2----|
A|---3--333---3--333--------------------------------------|
D|-2--------2---------------------------------------------|
Continue to Bridge (Rhythm Figure 3)
[Rhythm Figure 3]
Dm Am Bb Bb C Dm G
e|---1--111---0---1--111---1--111---1---0---1---x--xxx---x--xxx-|
B|---3--333---1---3--333---3--333---3---1---3---3--333---3--333-|
G|---2--222---2---3--333?--3--333---3---0---2---0--000---0--000-|
D|-0----------2---3--333---3--333---3---2-0-----0--000---0--000-|
A|----------0---1--------1--------1---3---------x--xxx---x--xxx-|
D|--------------------------------------------5--------5--------|
[Outro]
F Am Dm G
e|---1---1---------------5------------------5-----|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------|
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------|
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|
Bb Dm G
e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|
F ^ ^ ^
e|---1--------1--------1--------1111--|
B|---1--1-1---1--1-1---1--1-1---1111--|
G|---2--------2--------2--------2222--|
D|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
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