Chords for "THE GREEN MOUNTAINEER" - c.1840 - Performed by Tom Roush
Tempo:
165.15 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
Bm
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
Oh all [Bm] to the borders,
[Em] Vermonters [A] come down [Em] With your britches [Bm] of deerskin and [Em] jackets of [Am] brown
With [Em] your red [Bm] woolen caps [Em] and your moccasins [A] come To [Em] the gathering [Bm] summons [D] of trumpet and [Em] drum
[G]
Come down with your rifle, let gray wolf [D] and fox [Em] Howl on in the [Bm] shadow [Em] of primitive [Am] rocks
[Em] Let bear feed [Bm] securely from [Em] pig pen [Am] and stall [Em] Here's two-legged [Bm] game for [D] your powder [Em] and ball
Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer
[D] [Em] On the south came [Bm] the Hessians, [Em] our land to [A] police [Em] And armed for [B] the battle [Em] while canting [Am] of peace
[Em] On our east came [B] the British, [Em] the red-coated [A] band [Em] To hang up [Bm] our leaders [D] and eat up [Em] our land
[G] Oh all to the rescue, for Satan [D] shall work [Em] No gain for [Bm] the legions [Em] of Henshire [Am] and York
[Em] They claim our [Bm] possessions, [Em] the pitiful [Am] knaves [Em] The tribute [Bm] we pay shall [D] be prisons [Em] in grave
Cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em]
Mountaineer
[D] [Em]
We owe no [Bm] allegiance, [G] we bow to [Am] no throne [E] Our ruler [Bm] is law and [Em] the law is [A] our own
[Em] Our leaders [Bm] themselves are [Em] our own fellow [A] men Who [Em] can handle [Bm] the sword and [D] the scythe and [Em] the pen
[G] Hurrah for Vermont, for the land that [D] we till Must [Em] have some to [G] defend her [Em] from valley [Am] and hill
[Em]
Our vow is [Bm] recorded, [Em] our banner [Am] unfurled [Em] In the name of [Bm] Vermont we [D] defy all [Em] the world
Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer,
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
cheer [D] the Green [Em]
Mountaineer
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
Oh all [Bm] to the borders,
[Em] Vermonters [A] come down [Em] With your britches [Bm] of deerskin and [Em] jackets of [Am] brown
With [Em] your red [Bm] woolen caps [Em] and your moccasins [A] come To [Em] the gathering [Bm] summons [D] of trumpet and [Em] drum
[G]
Come down with your rifle, let gray wolf [D] and fox [Em] Howl on in the [Bm] shadow [Em] of primitive [Am] rocks
[Em] Let bear feed [Bm] securely from [Em] pig pen [Am] and stall [Em] Here's two-legged [Bm] game for [D] your powder [Em] and ball
Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer
[D] [Em] On the south came [Bm] the Hessians, [Em] our land to [A] police [Em] And armed for [B] the battle [Em] while canting [Am] of peace
[Em] On our east came [B] the British, [Em] the red-coated [A] band [Em] To hang up [Bm] our leaders [D] and eat up [Em] our land
[G] Oh all to the rescue, for Satan [D] shall work [Em] No gain for [Bm] the legions [Em] of Henshire [Am] and York
[Em] They claim our [Bm] possessions, [Em] the pitiful [Am] knaves [Em] The tribute [Bm] we pay shall [D] be prisons [Em] in grave
Cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em]
Mountaineer
[D] [Em]
We owe no [Bm] allegiance, [G] we bow to [Am] no throne [E] Our ruler [Bm] is law and [Em] the law is [A] our own
[Em] Our leaders [Bm] themselves are [Em] our own fellow [A] men Who [Em] can handle [Bm] the sword and [D] the scythe and [Em] the pen
[G] Hurrah for Vermont, for the land that [D] we till Must [Em] have some to [G] defend her [Em] from valley [Am] and hill
[Em]
Our vow is [Bm] recorded, [Em] our banner [Am] unfurled [Em] In the name of [Bm] Vermont we [D] defy all [Em] the world
Then cheer, cheer [D] the Green [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer,
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
cheer [D] the Green [Em]
Mountaineer
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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Oh all [Bm] to the borders, _
[Em] Vermonters [A] come down [Em] With your britches [Bm] of deerskin and [Em] jackets of [Am] brown
With [Em] your red [Bm] woolen caps [Em] and your moccasins [A] come To [Em] the gathering [Bm] _ summons [D] of trumpet and [Em] drum
[G]
Come down with your rifle, let gray wolf [D] and fox [Em] Howl on in the [Bm] shadow [Em] of primitive _ [Am] rocks
[Em] Let bear feed [Bm] securely from [Em] pig pen [Am] and stall [Em] Here's two-legged [Bm] game for [D] your powder [Em] and ball
Then cheer, _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, _ _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] _ Mountaineer
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ On the south came [Bm] the Hessians, [Em] our land to [A] police [Em] And armed for [B] the battle [Em] while canting [Am] of peace
[Em] On our east came [B] the British, [Em] the red-coated [A] _ band [Em] To hang up [Bm] our leaders [D] and eat up [Em] our land
[G] Oh all to the rescue, for Satan [D] shall work [Em] No gain for [Bm] the legions [Em] of Henshire [Am] and York
[Em] They claim our [Bm] possessions, [Em] the pitiful [Am] _ knaves [Em] The tribute [Bm] we pay shall [D] be prisons [Em] in grave
_ _ Cheer, cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] _ _
Mountaineer _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
We owe no [Bm] _ allegiance, [G] we bow to [Am] no throne [E] Our ruler [Bm] is law and [Em] the law is [A] our own
[Em] Our leaders _ [Bm] themselves are [Em] our own fellow [A] men Who [Em] can handle [Bm] the sword and [D] the scythe and [Em] the pen _
[G] Hurrah for Vermont, for the land that [D] we till Must [Em] have some to [G] defend her [Em] from valley [Am] and hill
[Em]
Our vow is [Bm] recorded, [Em] our banner _ [Am] _ unfurled [Em] In the name of [Bm] Vermont we [D] defy all [Em] the world
Then cheer, _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ cheer [D] the Green _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ Mountaineer
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Oh all [Bm] to the borders, _
[Em] Vermonters [A] come down [Em] With your britches [Bm] of deerskin and [Em] jackets of [Am] brown
With [Em] your red [Bm] woolen caps [Em] and your moccasins [A] come To [Em] the gathering [Bm] _ summons [D] of trumpet and [Em] drum
[G]
Come down with your rifle, let gray wolf [D] and fox [Em] Howl on in the [Bm] shadow [Em] of primitive _ [Am] rocks
[Em] Let bear feed [Bm] securely from [Em] pig pen [Am] and stall [Em] Here's two-legged [Bm] game for [D] your powder [Em] and ball
Then cheer, _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, _ _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] _ Mountaineer
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ On the south came [Bm] the Hessians, [Em] our land to [A] police [Em] And armed for [B] the battle [Em] while canting [Am] of peace
[Em] On our east came [B] the British, [Em] the red-coated [A] _ band [Em] To hang up [Bm] our leaders [D] and eat up [Em] our land
[G] Oh all to the rescue, for Satan [D] shall work [Em] No gain for [Bm] the legions [Em] of Henshire [Am] and York
[Em] They claim our [Bm] possessions, [Em] the pitiful [Am] _ knaves [Em] The tribute [Bm] we pay shall [D] be prisons [Em] in grave
_ _ Cheer, cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] _ _
Mountaineer _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
We owe no [Bm] _ allegiance, [G] we bow to [Am] no throne [E] Our ruler [Bm] is law and [Em] the law is [A] our own
[Em] Our leaders _ [Bm] themselves are [Em] our own fellow [A] men Who [Em] can handle [Bm] the sword and [D] the scythe and [Em] the pen _
[G] Hurrah for Vermont, for the land that [D] we till Must [Em] have some to [G] defend her [Em] from valley [Am] and hill
[Em]
Our vow is [Bm] recorded, [Em] our banner _ [Am] _ unfurled [Em] In the name of [Bm] Vermont we [D] defy all [Em] the world
Then cheer, _ cheer [D] the Green _ [Em] Mountaineer Then cheer, _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ cheer [D] the Green _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ Mountaineer
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