Chords for John McEuen, Blue Ridge Mountain Home (Music City Roots)
Tempo:
124.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Gm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Back in that day, [D] before the Dirt Band even started, there was this song that left me around.
[Gm] Went like this.
[F#] You know what's weird [G] about this?
[N] It's like, this song took me back to a place I'd never been.
[Gm]
[Dm] John Denver, [N] too.
Yes, please make way for the stage, Mr.
Roland [E] White.
He's going to sing [F] something for the band.
[F#]
[A#]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[C] [D] [Bm]
[D] [G]
There's a well-meaning path [C] on the [D] mountainside, where the sun is shining.
[G]
I wandered alone [C] in that place I'd call home, [D] in those blue ridge hills far [G] away.
Oh, I love those [C] hills above Virginia, [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
[C]
[D] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[D] [G]
I thought I'd wander back [C] to that ranch, sad, [D] in those blue ridge hills [G] far away.
Where my mother and father [C] are laid to rest, [D] they are sleeping in peace [G] together there.
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
Oh, birthday boy!
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
I'd return to that old [C] mountain home [Am] with a sigh [D] of longing for days [G] gone by.
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] that old mountainside, make [D] that resting place upon the hill [G] so high?
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury [C] me on the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
[N]
[D]
[Gm] Went like this.
[F#] You know what's weird [G] about this?
[N] It's like, this song took me back to a place I'd never been.
[Gm]
[Dm] John Denver, [N] too.
Yes, please make way for the stage, Mr.
Roland [E] White.
He's going to sing [F] something for the band.
[F#]
[A#]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[C] [D] [Bm]
[D] [G]
There's a well-meaning path [C] on the [D] mountainside, where the sun is shining.
[G]
I wandered alone [C] in that place I'd call home, [D] in those blue ridge hills far [G] away.
Oh, I love those [C] hills above Virginia, [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
[C]
[D] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[D] [G]
I thought I'd wander back [C] to that ranch, sad, [D] in those blue ridge hills [G] far away.
Where my mother and father [C] are laid to rest, [D] they are sleeping in peace [G] together there.
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
Oh, birthday boy!
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
I'd return to that old [C] mountain home [Am] with a sigh [D] of longing for days [G] gone by.
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] that old mountainside, make [D] that resting place upon the hill [G] so high?
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury [C] me on the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
[N]
[D]
Key:
G
D
C
Gm
F#
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Back in that _ _ _ day, _ _ [D] before the Dirt Band even started, there was this song that left me around.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ Went like this.
[F#] You know what's weird [G] about this?
[N] It's like, this song took me back to a place I'd never been.
_ _ _ [Gm]
[Dm] John Denver, [N] too. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, please make way for the stage, Mr.
Roland [E] White.
He's going to sing [F] something for the band.
_ [F#] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a well-meaning path [C] on the _ [D] mountainside, where the sun is shining.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I wandered alone [C] in that place I'd call home, [D] in those blue ridge hills far [G] away. _
Oh, I love those [C] hills above Virginia, _ [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on. _
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, _ [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home? _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I thought I'd wander back [C] to that ranch, sad, [D] in those blue ridge hills [G] far away.
_ Where my mother and father [C] are laid to rest, [D] they are sleeping in peace [G] together there.
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, _ [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, _ [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
Oh, birthday boy!
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd return to that old [C] mountain home [Am] with a sigh [D] of longing for days [G] gone by.
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] that old mountainside, make [D] that resting place upon the hill [G] so high?
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, _ [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on. _
When I die, won't you bury [C] me on the mountain, _ [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home? _
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ Went like this.
[F#] You know what's weird [G] about this?
[N] It's like, this song took me back to a place I'd never been.
_ _ _ [Gm]
[Dm] John Denver, [N] too. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yes, please make way for the stage, Mr.
Roland [E] White.
He's going to sing [F] something for the band.
_ [F#] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a well-meaning path [C] on the _ [D] mountainside, where the sun is shining.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I wandered alone [C] in that place I'd call home, [D] in those blue ridge hills far [G] away. _
Oh, I love those [C] hills above Virginia, _ [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on. _
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, _ [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home? _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I thought I'd wander back [C] to that ranch, sad, [D] in those blue ridge hills [G] far away.
_ Where my mother and father [C] are laid to rest, [D] they are sleeping in peace [G] together there.
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, _ [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on.
When I die, won't you bury me [C] on the mountain, _ [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home?
Oh, birthday boy!
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd return to that old [C] mountain home [Am] with a sigh [D] of longing for days [G] gone by.
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] that old mountainside, make [D] that resting place upon the hill [G] so high?
Oh, I love those hills [C] above Virginia, _ [D] from those blue ridge hills [G] I'd been on. _
When I die, won't you bury [C] me on the mountain, _ [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home? _
When I die, won't you bury me on [C] the mountain, [D] far away in my blue green [G] mountain home? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _