Cumberland Gap Chords by Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Tempo:
79 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
B
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[B] [E] [Bm]
[A]
There's [B] an answer here, I look [Em] hard enough
[Bm] There's a reason why I always [A] reach for the heart of the star
It wasn't [B] my daddy's way, it was down in the mines [Bm] all day
I [B] know he wanted more [G] than mountain stuff, he [A] didn't get to pay
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [A] swallows you whole
I [B] left for war, there's no one fighting for
There's nothing here [D] but churches, bars, [A] and grocery store
There [B] ain't much money here, [Bm] no time man to live
So I cash my check and I drink [D] till I'm on [A] my ass again
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A] whole
Maybe [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A]
whole
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
[A] [C] Remember when we could see [D] the mountains [C] peak
The sparkle of the amber [D] bowl
[C] Like a giant [D] gold eagle's beak
[C] Now they say no [A] one wants a cold
Well I thought [B] about it a little bit, [E] what [Bm] would my mama say
How [E] [Bm] long she has left [A] and I'm with her every day
As soon as [B] the sun goes [Bm] down, I wait at the Mustang Lounge
Where if you don't sit facing me, [D] you can [A] get a chow
Maybe [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
[A] [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
[F#m] [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap [D] just swallows you [A] whole
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
[B] [F#m] [B]
[B] [E] [Bm]
[A]
There's [B] an answer here, I look [Em] hard enough
[Bm] There's a reason why I always [A] reach for the heart of the star
It wasn't [B] my daddy's way, it was down in the mines [Bm] all day
I [B] know he wanted more [G] than mountain stuff, he [A] didn't get to pay
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [A] swallows you whole
I [B] left for war, there's no one fighting for
There's nothing here [D] but churches, bars, [A] and grocery store
There [B] ain't much money here, [Bm] no time man to live
So I cash my check and I drink [D] till I'm on [A] my ass again
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A] whole
Maybe [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A]
whole
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
[A] [C] Remember when we could see [D] the mountains [C] peak
The sparkle of the amber [D] bowl
[C] Like a giant [D] gold eagle's beak
[C] Now they say no [A] one wants a cold
Well I thought [B] about it a little bit, [E] what [Bm] would my mama say
How [E] [Bm] long she has left [A] and I'm with her every day
As soon as [B] the sun goes [Bm] down, I wait at the Mustang Lounge
Where if you don't sit facing me, [D] you can [A] get a chow
Maybe [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
[A] [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
[F#m] [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap [D] just swallows you [A] whole
[G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
[B] [F#m] [B]
Key:
A
D
B
G
Bm
A
D
B
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
There's [B] an answer here, I look [Em] hard enough
[Bm] _ There's a reason why I always [A] reach for the heart of the star
It wasn't [B] my daddy's way, it was down in the mines [Bm] all day
I [B] know he wanted more [G] than mountain stuff, he [A] didn't get to pay
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [A] swallows you whole
I _ [B] left for war, there's no one fighting for
There's nothing here [D] but churches, bars, [A] and grocery store
There [B] ain't much money here, [Bm] no time man to live
So I cash my check and I drink [D] till I'm on [A] my ass again
_ _ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A] whole
Maybe _ [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A]
whole
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
_ [A] _ [C] Remember when we could see [D] the mountains _ [C] peak
The sparkle of the amber [D] bowl
_ _ [C] Like a giant [D] gold eagle's beak
_ [C] Now they say no [A] one wants a cold
Well I thought [B] about it a little bit, [E] what [Bm] would my mama say
How [E] [Bm] long she has left [A] and I'm with her every day
As soon as [B] the sun goes [Bm] down, I wait at the Mustang Lounge
Where if you don't sit facing me, [D] you can [A] get a chow
Maybe [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
_ [A] _ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
_ [F#m] [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap [D] just swallows you [A] whole
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
There's [B] an answer here, I look [Em] hard enough
[Bm] _ There's a reason why I always [A] reach for the heart of the star
It wasn't [B] my daddy's way, it was down in the mines [Bm] all day
I [B] know he wanted more [G] than mountain stuff, he [A] didn't get to pay
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [A] swallows you whole
I _ [B] left for war, there's no one fighting for
There's nothing here [D] but churches, bars, [A] and grocery store
There [B] ain't much money here, [Bm] no time man to live
So I cash my check and I drink [D] till I'm on [A] my ass again
_ _ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A] whole
Maybe _ [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you [A]
whole
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
_ [A] _ [C] Remember when we could see [D] the mountains _ [C] peak
The sparkle of the amber [D] bowl
_ _ [C] Like a giant [D] gold eagle's beak
_ [C] Now they say no [A] one wants a cold
Well I thought [B] about it a little bit, [E] what [Bm] would my mama say
How [E] [Bm] long she has left [A] and I'm with her every day
As soon as [B] the sun goes [Bm] down, I wait at the Mustang Lounge
Where if you don't sit facing me, [D] you can [A] get a chow
Maybe [G] the Cumberland Gap just [D] swallows you whole
_ [A] _ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
_ [F#m] [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap [D] just swallows you [A] whole
_ [G] Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows [D] you [A] whole
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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