Chords for Carter Sisters My Clinch Mountain Home & Foggy Mountain Top
Tempo:
97.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ten [C] years ago we parted [G] tonight from [D] my son in [G] Altonside.
Well she climbed to me and trembled when I told her we must part.
[C] She said, don't go my darling, it almost [G] breaks my heart to think of [D] you.
So far apart.
Send [C] me back to Virginia, [D] back to my pretty [G] father's home.
[C] Send me back to old [G] Virginia, back [D] to my home mountain [G] home.
[D] And I'll call you [G] Lizzy, [D]
and I'll call you [G] [C] Lizzy.
And [G] you'll make me [D] home, [G] my mountain home.
[Bm] Thank you, thank you very [E] much.
I'll deck my brow with roses,
[A] my loved one may [E] be there.
[B] And gems that others gave me will shine within [E] my hair.
And even those who know me [A] will think my [E] heart is blind.
[B] Though my heart may break tomorrow, I'll be all [E] smiles tonight.
I'll be all smiles tonight, love.
[A] I'll be all smiles tonight.
Though [B] my heart may break tomorrow, I'll be all smiles [B] tonight.
[E]
[G] We sing a lot of different songs about a lot of different things.
And sometimes we look to our cousins, Jeanette and Joe [C] Carter,
because they sing about how it was really back on the farm and how it is for many of us.
This is [F] about the homestead on the farm.
Jeanette and Joe.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[F] [C] And I wonder if they'll miss me when I'm gone.
I wonder if [C] they'd pray for the boy who went away [D] and left his dear old parents all [G] alone.
[C] You could hear the [F] cattle lowing in the [C] land.
You could almost see the fields off the [F] grass green.
You could almost hear [C] them cry as they kissed their boy goodbye.
[D] I wonder [G] how the old folks are at [C] home.
[N]
All right, [Gm] now, you can tell them, Jeanette and Joe and all [C] of us.
So we'll take us up [D] to the top of the mountain and see what happens to the old [C] folks.
[F] [C]
If I was on the mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, hard-hearted boy [G] I love [C] to see.
You've caused me to [F] weep.
You've caused [C] me to mourn.
You've caused me to leave [G] my home.
I've seen all [C] kinds [F] [C] of things.
[G] [C] If I was on the mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, hard-hearted boy I love to see.
Well she climbed to me and trembled when I told her we must part.
[C] She said, don't go my darling, it almost [G] breaks my heart to think of [D] you.
So far apart.
Send [C] me back to Virginia, [D] back to my pretty [G] father's home.
[C] Send me back to old [G] Virginia, back [D] to my home mountain [G] home.
[D] And I'll call you [G] Lizzy, [D]
and I'll call you [G] [C] Lizzy.
And [G] you'll make me [D] home, [G] my mountain home.
[Bm] Thank you, thank you very [E] much.
I'll deck my brow with roses,
[A] my loved one may [E] be there.
[B] And gems that others gave me will shine within [E] my hair.
And even those who know me [A] will think my [E] heart is blind.
[B] Though my heart may break tomorrow, I'll be all [E] smiles tonight.
I'll be all smiles tonight, love.
[A] I'll be all smiles tonight.
Though [B] my heart may break tomorrow, I'll be all smiles [B] tonight.
[E]
[G] We sing a lot of different songs about a lot of different things.
And sometimes we look to our cousins, Jeanette and Joe [C] Carter,
because they sing about how it was really back on the farm and how it is for many of us.
This is [F] about the homestead on the farm.
Jeanette and Joe.
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[F] [C] And I wonder if they'll miss me when I'm gone.
I wonder if [C] they'd pray for the boy who went away [D] and left his dear old parents all [G] alone.
[C] You could hear the [F] cattle lowing in the [C] land.
You could almost see the fields off the [F] grass green.
You could almost hear [C] them cry as they kissed their boy goodbye.
[D] I wonder [G] how the old folks are at [C] home.
[N]
All right, [Gm] now, you can tell them, Jeanette and Joe and all [C] of us.
So we'll take us up [D] to the top of the mountain and see what happens to the old [C] folks.
[F] [C]
If I was on the mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, hard-hearted boy [G] I love [C] to see.
You've caused me to [F] weep.
You've caused [C] me to mourn.
You've caused me to leave [G] my home.
I've seen all [C] kinds [F] [C] of things.
[G] [C] If I was on the mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, hard-hearted boy I love to see.
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Ten [C] years ago we parted _ [G] tonight from [D] my son in [G] Altonside.
_ Well she climbed to me and trembled when I told her we must part.
[C] She said, don't go my darling, it almost [G] breaks my heart to think of [D] you.
So far apart.
Send [C] me back to Virginia, [D] back to my pretty [G] father's home.
[C] Send me back to old [G] Virginia, back [D] to my home mountain [G] home. _
[D] And I'll call you [G] Lizzy, _ [D]
and I'll call you [G] _ _ [C] Lizzy.
And [G] you'll make me [D] home, [G] my mountain home. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Thank you, thank you very [E] much.
_ _ _ I'll deck my _ brow with roses, _ _ _ _
[A] my loved one may [E] be _ there.
_ [B] And gems that others gave me will shine _ within [E] my _ hair.
_ And even _ _ those who know _ me [A] will think my [E] heart is blind.
[B] Though my heart may _ break tomorrow, _ _ _ I'll be all [E] smiles tonight. _ _
I'll be all smiles tonight, love.
_ [A] I'll be all smiles tonight.
_ _ Though [B] my heart may break tomorrow, _ _ _ I'll be all smiles [B] tonight.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ We sing a lot of different songs about a lot of different things.
And sometimes we look to our cousins, Jeanette and Joe [C] Carter,
because they sing about how it was really back on the farm and how it is for many of us.
This is [F] about the homestead on the farm.
Jeanette and Joe.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ And I wonder if they'll miss me when I'm gone. _
I wonder if [C] they'd pray for the boy who went away [D] and left his dear old parents all [G] alone.
[C] You could hear the [F] cattle lowing in the [C] land. _
You could almost see the fields off the [F] grass green. _
You could almost hear [C] them cry as they kissed their boy goodbye.
[D] I wonder [G] how the old folks are at [C] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ All right, [Gm] now, you can tell them, Jeanette and Joe and all [C] of us.
So we'll take us up [D] to the top of the mountain and see what happens to the old [C] folks. _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
If I was on the mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, hard-hearted boy [G] I love [C] to see.
_ You've caused me to [F] weep.
You've caused [C] me to mourn.
You've caused me to leave [G] my home.
I've seen all [C] _ kinds [F] _ _ [C] of things.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ If I was on the _ _ mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, _ _ hard-hearted boy I love to see. _ _ _
_ Well she climbed to me and trembled when I told her we must part.
[C] She said, don't go my darling, it almost [G] breaks my heart to think of [D] you.
So far apart.
Send [C] me back to Virginia, [D] back to my pretty [G] father's home.
[C] Send me back to old [G] Virginia, back [D] to my home mountain [G] home. _
[D] And I'll call you [G] Lizzy, _ [D]
and I'll call you [G] _ _ [C] Lizzy.
And [G] you'll make me [D] home, [G] my mountain home. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ Thank you, thank you very [E] much.
_ _ _ I'll deck my _ brow with roses, _ _ _ _
[A] my loved one may [E] be _ there.
_ [B] And gems that others gave me will shine _ within [E] my _ hair.
_ And even _ _ those who know _ me [A] will think my [E] heart is blind.
[B] Though my heart may _ break tomorrow, _ _ _ I'll be all [E] smiles tonight. _ _
I'll be all smiles tonight, love.
_ [A] I'll be all smiles tonight.
_ _ Though [B] my heart may break tomorrow, _ _ _ I'll be all smiles [B] tonight.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ We sing a lot of different songs about a lot of different things.
And sometimes we look to our cousins, Jeanette and Joe [C] Carter,
because they sing about how it was really back on the farm and how it is for many of us.
This is [F] about the homestead on the farm.
Jeanette and Joe.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ And I wonder if they'll miss me when I'm gone. _
I wonder if [C] they'd pray for the boy who went away [D] and left his dear old parents all [G] alone.
[C] You could hear the [F] cattle lowing in the [C] land. _
You could almost see the fields off the [F] grass green. _
You could almost hear [C] them cry as they kissed their boy goodbye.
[D] I wonder [G] how the old folks are at [C] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ All right, [Gm] now, you can tell them, Jeanette and Joe and all [C] of us.
So we'll take us up [D] to the top of the mountain and see what happens to the old [C] folks. _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
If I was on the mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, hard-hearted boy [G] I love [C] to see.
_ You've caused me to [F] weep.
You've caused [C] me to mourn.
You've caused me to leave [G] my home.
I've seen all [C] _ kinds [F] _ _ [C] of things.
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ If I was on the _ _ mountain top, I'd sail away [G] to the west.
[C] I'd sail all around this poor, _ _ hard-hearted boy I love to see. _ _ _