Chords for Brushy Mountain: A murder ballad prison song

Tempo:
128.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Brushy Mountain: A murder ballad prison song chords
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[B]
[E]
[B] [E]
[C#m]
[E]
[B] [E]
I got a home over this mountain.
I've been here twenty years to lie.
Now Roshi Mountain has my body.
But tonight my soul will fly.
I had a girl in East Kentucky.
She had a man across the Tennessee line.
[B] [E] I followed him down to the [A] Tennessee [E]
River.
[A] [E] Where they shot the horned devil by my side.
Was a full moon rising through the cold black trees.
There was something raging deep inside [B] of me.
Left [E] their bodies laying there by that [A] dark [C#m]
river.
[E] For a moment my soul it was free.
I got a home over this mountain.
I've been here twenty years to lie.
Now Roshi Mountain has [A] my [C#m] body.
[A] [E] But tonight my soul will fly.
[B]
[E]
[B] [E]
Like the flying by the light of the moon.
Take my [B] sorrow [E]
away [B] with you.
Fly [E] me over this [A] misty mountain.
[B] For [E] my life here [B] on earth soon [E] be through.
Mother love Jesus, father love inside.
Oh my son, seek your soul [B] to find.
[E]
Salvation in Jesus, we'll see [A] you safe there.
[E] Out of the darkness, send it to the everlasting light.
I [A] got [E] a home over this mountain.
I've been here twenty years to lie.
Now Roshi Mountain has [A] my [E] body.
But tonight my soul will fly.
Yeah, but tonight [B] my soul it [E] will fly.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
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To learn Gray - (A Murder Ballad Prison Song) Brushy Mountain: State Prison chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, E, B, A and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I _ got a home _ _ _ over this _ mountain.
_ I've been _ _ _ here twenty years to _ lie.
Now Roshi _ _ Mountain _ _ has my body.
_ _ But tonight _ my soul will fly. _
_ _ _ I had a _ girl in _ East Kentucky. _
She _ _ had a _ man _ across the Tennessee line.
[B] _ _ [E] I followed him down to the [A] Tennessee _ [E]
River.
[A] _ [E] _ Where they shot the horned devil by my side.
_ _ Was a full moon rising _ _ through the cold black trees.
_ There was something _ raging _ deep inside [B] of me.
_ Left [E] their bodies _ laying there by that [A] dark _ [C#m] _
river.
[E] For a moment _ my _ soul it was free. _ _
_ _ I got a home _ _ _ over this mountain.
_ I've been _ _ here twenty years to lie.
_ Now Roshi _ Mountain _ _ has [A] my _ [C#m] body.
[A] _ _ [E] But tonight my _ soul will _ fly. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like the _ flying _ by the light of the moon. _ _
_ Take my _ [B] sorrow [E] _
_ away [B] with _ you.
_ Fly [E] me _ _ over this [A] misty mountain. _ _
_ [B] For [E] my life here [B] on earth soon [E] be through. _ _ _
_ Mother love _ Jesus, _ father love inside. _ _ _
Oh my _ _ _ son, seek your soul [B] to find.
[E] _ _ _
_ Salvation in _ Jesus, _ we'll see [A] you safe there. _
_ [E] Out of the darkness, send it to the everlasting light. _ _ _
I [A] got [E] a home _ _ over _ this mountain. _ _
I've been _ _ _ here twenty years to lie. _
Now Roshi _ _ Mountain _ has [A] my [E] body. _ _
But tonight _ _ my soul _ will fly. _ _ _
Yeah, but tonight _ [B] my soul it [E] will fly. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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