Chickasaw Mountain Chords by Leslie Fish

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[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ High upon [Bb] the mountain [C] of [D] Chickasaw they say, There's one patch of darkness [Gm] that never [D] yields to day.
[Gm] Deep are those [Bb] [F] shadows, cold as the [Eb] mountain, [F] Something is waiting [D] in there. _
Call on [Eb] her [F] if [Gm] you dare. _ _
Seek no [Cm] [F] level of [Dm] god [D] or devil, [Gm] She's [F] something older [D] by [Gm] far.
[D] _
Call her Lady of the [Gm] Morning Star. _
[Dm] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She offers [Bb] two bargains, [C] the price is [D] steep and dark,
But one takes your life and [Gm] the other [D] leaves a mark.
[Gm] If there's a third [F] one, I [Bb] never [F] heard [Eb] one, Choose [F] for yourself what's [D] the fee. _ _
Nothing [Eb] she [F] gives [Gm] comes free. _ _
Name your goal, [F] she won't ask [D] your soul, [Gm] She might [F] even gift you [D] her own.
And maybe you'd be better [Gm] off alone. _ _
[Dm] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My old [Bb] fellow rebel, [C] I know [D] what deal he made.
The power rang through [Gm] every song [D] he wrote and played,
[Gm] Made [Eb] him the [Bb] best [F] of his [Bb] [F] generation, [Eb] _
[F] Sang to the end [D] of the war, _
And [Gm] not a [F] [Gm] moment more. _ _
[Cm] Then it left [F] him the power [D] bereft him, [Gm] Left [F] only one [D] thing to see, _ _
Hanging on his [Gm] sister's apple tree. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Forgive [Bb] my old buddy, [C] who soon [D] forgot my name,
I chose not to follow [Gm] his [D] seven years of fame.
[Gm] He took [Bb] the high [F] road, I [Bb] take [F] the low road,
[Eb] Sing second [F] place, but [D] sing long,
_ And have [Gm] always [F] one [Gm] more song. _
Take [Cm] your stars [F] and give me [D] my scars,
[G] I'd rather [F] live long [D] and be free, _
So take his cup the hell [Gm] away from me. _
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_ _ _ _ _ Whoever [Bb]
has [C] wisdom can guess what lies [D] unsaid,
The cost of the gift [Gm] to the living [D] and the dead.
[Gm] Still [Eb] if [Bb] you [F] feel you'll gain from [Bb] the [F] deal,
[Eb] You'll play [F] with the old [D] morning star. _ _
No [Ab] need to [F] [Gm] travel far, _ _
Don't just count [Cm] [F] on [Dm] Chickasaw [D] Mountain,
[Gm] If [F] there's a deal [D] meant for you, _ _
_ Any wild place [Gm] on earth will do. _
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