Chords for Elvis Presley - You Gave Me a Mountain
Tempo:
97.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Em] [Am]
[F] [Ab] [G]
[C] Born in the heat [Am] of the desert, [Am]
[Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life.
[C] Deprived of the love [Am] of a father,
[Dm] blamed for the loss [D] of his [G] wife.
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done.
[C] They spend one hill [Em] after another,
[F] and I climb them [F] all one [G] by one.
[C] Oh but this time [F] Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, a mountain.
[F] I
[C]
did it in love [F] for the hill, [C] yeah in love.
He gave me [F] a mountain [C] this time.
Oh my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches,
[Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just [Dm] tired of being [G] my wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine,
[Dm] she took my pride [G] and my joy.
[C] She took my reason [Em] for living,
[F] she took my small baby [A] boy.
Oh but
[C] this time [F] Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, a mountain.
[F] I've been [C] down the climb.
You know Lord [F] I've been in a [C] prison for something that I've never done.
He gave me [F] a mountain [C] this time.
He gave me a [F] mountain this time.
[F] Oh mountain, [C] this time.
[Bb]
[C]
[N] Thank you.
[E] Thank you very much.
[N]
[F] [Ab] [G]
[C] Born in the heat [Am] of the desert, [Am]
[Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life.
[C] Deprived of the love [Am] of a father,
[Dm] blamed for the loss [D] of his [G] wife.
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done.
[C] They spend one hill [Em] after another,
[F] and I climb them [F] all one [G] by one.
[C] Oh but this time [F] Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, a mountain.
[F] I
[C]
did it in love [F] for the hill, [C] yeah in love.
He gave me [F] a mountain [C] this time.
Oh my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches,
[Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just [Dm] tired of being [G] my wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine,
[Dm] she took my pride [G] and my joy.
[C] She took my reason [Em] for living,
[F] she took my small baby [A] boy.
Oh but
[C] this time [F] Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, a mountain.
[F] I've been [C] down the climb.
You know Lord [F] I've been in a [C] prison for something that I've never done.
He gave me [F] a mountain [C] this time.
He gave me a [F] mountain this time.
[F] Oh mountain, [C] this time.
[Bb]
[C]
[N] Thank you.
[E] Thank you very much.
[N]
Key:
C
F
Am
G
Dm
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Born in the heat [Am] of the desert, [Am] _ _
[Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life. _
[C] Deprived of the love [Am] of a father, _ _
[Dm] blamed for the loss [D] of his [G] wife. _
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison _ [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done. _
[C] They spend one hill [Em] after another, _ _
[F] and I climb them [F] all one [G] by one.
[C] Oh but this time [F] Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, _ _ _ _ a mountain.
_ _ [F] I _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
did it in love [F] for the hill, _ [C] yeah in love. _ _ _ _ _
He gave me [F] a mountain _ [C] this time.
_ _ _ _ Oh my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches, _
[Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the _ strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just [Dm] tired of being [G] my _ wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, _
[Dm] she took my pride [G] and my joy. _
[C] She took my reason [Em] for living, _ _
[F] she took my small baby [A] boy.
Oh but _
[C] this time _ [F] _ Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, _ _ _ _ _ a mountain.
_ _ [F] _ _ I've been [C] down the climb. _ _ _ _ _
You know _ Lord [F] I've been _ in a [C] prison for something _ _ _ _ that I've never done.
He gave me [F] a mountain _ [C] this time.
_ He _ gave me a [F] mountain _ _ _ _ _ this _ time.
[F] Oh mountain, _ [C] this time.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] Thank _ you. _
[E] _ Thank you very much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Born in the heat [Am] of the desert, [Am] _ _
[Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life. _
[C] Deprived of the love [Am] of a father, _ _
[Dm] blamed for the loss [D] of his [G] wife. _
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison _ [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done. _
[C] They spend one hill [Em] after another, _ _
[F] and I climb them [F] all one [G] by one.
[C] Oh but this time [F] Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, _ _ _ _ a mountain.
_ _ [F] I _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
did it in love [F] for the hill, _ [C] yeah in love. _ _ _ _ _
He gave me [F] a mountain _ [C] this time.
_ _ _ _ Oh my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches, _
[Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the _ strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just [Dm] tired of being [G] my _ wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, _
[Dm] she took my pride [G] and my joy. _
[C] She took my reason [Em] for living, _ _
[F] she took my small baby [A] boy.
Oh but _
[C] this time _ [F] _ Lord he gave me [C] a mountain, _ _ _ _ _ a mountain.
_ _ [F] _ _ I've been [C] down the climb. _ _ _ _ _
You know _ Lord [F] I've been _ in a [C] prison for something _ _ _ _ that I've never done.
He gave me [F] a mountain _ [C] this time.
_ He _ gave me a [F] mountain _ _ _ _ _ this _ time.
[F] Oh mountain, _ [C] this time.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] Thank _ you. _
[E] _ Thank you very much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _