Chords for Merle Haggard - Cabin In The Hills
Tempo:
126.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Gm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [F] I dreamed I saw Jesus last night, [C] seated on a mountain in the moonlight.
His hands held a key to a cabin, [G] that cabin I dreamed of [C] all my life.
Money makes [G] the rules we have [C] to live by.
[Gm] [F] A home is just a place we send [C] the bills.
[Gm] [F] God knows why we work and what we [C] pray for.
So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C] hills.
Who knows, he might [G] be finished in [C] the morning.
So [F] I lie awake and take no [C] sleeping pills.
[F] God knows I'm not happy [C] in a mansion.
So he's building me [G] a cabin in [C] the hills.
[F] I live my lonesome life down [C] in a valley.
[G] With the factories, the rivers and [C] the mills.
[E] [F] Sometimes I can almost [C] hear his hammer.
Cause he's building me [G] a cabin in the hills.
[C] [F]
[C]
[G] [C] Someone has to [G] keep the home [C] fire burning.
[Gm] So [F] I sweat and get the harvest in [C] the field.
[F] Life on earth won't be the same [C] hereafter.
So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C]
hills.
[F] [Dm] I live my lonesome [F] life down in [C] a valley.
With [G] the factories, the rivers and [C] the mills.
[F] Sometimes I can almost hear [C] his hammer.
Cause he's building me [G] a cabin [C] in the hills.
He's building me [G] a cabin [C] in the hills.
His hands held a key to a cabin, [G] that cabin I dreamed of [C] all my life.
Money makes [G] the rules we have [C] to live by.
[Gm] [F] A home is just a place we send [C] the bills.
[Gm] [F] God knows why we work and what we [C] pray for.
So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C] hills.
Who knows, he might [G] be finished in [C] the morning.
So [F] I lie awake and take no [C] sleeping pills.
[F] God knows I'm not happy [C] in a mansion.
So he's building me [G] a cabin in [C] the hills.
[F] I live my lonesome life down [C] in a valley.
[G] With the factories, the rivers and [C] the mills.
[E] [F] Sometimes I can almost [C] hear his hammer.
Cause he's building me [G] a cabin in the hills.
[C] [F]
[C]
[G] [C] Someone has to [G] keep the home [C] fire burning.
[Gm] So [F] I sweat and get the harvest in [C] the field.
[F] Life on earth won't be the same [C] hereafter.
So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C]
hills.
[F] [Dm] I live my lonesome [F] life down in [C] a valley.
With [G] the factories, the rivers and [C] the mills.
[F] Sometimes I can almost hear [C] his hammer.
Cause he's building me [G] a cabin [C] in the hills.
He's building me [G] a cabin [C] in the hills.
Key:
C
F
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Gm
D
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F
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_ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ I dreamed I saw Jesus last night, [C] seated on a mountain in the moonlight.
His hands held a key to a cabin, _ [G] that cabin I dreamed of [C] all my life.
_ _ _ _ _ Money makes [G] the rules we have [C] to live by.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] [F] A home is just a place we send [C] the bills. _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] [F] God knows why we work and what we [C] pray for.
_ _ So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C] hills. _
_ _ _ _ Who knows, he might [G] be finished in [C] the morning.
_ _ _ So [F] I lie awake and take no [C] sleeping _ pills.
_ _ _ _ [F] God knows I'm not happy _ [C] in a mansion.
_ _ _ _ So he's building me [G] a cabin in [C] the hills.
_ _ _ _ [F] I live my lonesome life down [C] in a valley.
_ _ _ [G] With the factories, _ the rivers and [C] the _ mills.
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] Sometimes I can _ almost [C] hear his hammer.
_ _ _ _ Cause he's building me [G] a cabin in the hills. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Someone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
has to [G] keep the home [C] fire burning. _
_ _ _ [Gm] So [F] I sweat and get the _ harvest in [C] the field. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Life on earth won't be the same [C] _ hereafter.
_ _ _ So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C] _ _
hills.
_ _ _ [F] [Dm] I live my lonesome [F] life down in [C] a _ valley.
_ _ With [G] the factories, _ the rivers and [C] the mills.
_ _ _ [F] Sometimes I can almost hear [C] his hammer. _
_ _ _ Cause he's building me [G] a cabin [C] in the hills. _
_ _ _ He's building me [G] a cabin _ [C] in the hills. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
His hands held a key to a cabin, _ [G] that cabin I dreamed of [C] all my life.
_ _ _ _ _ Money makes [G] the rules we have [C] to live by.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] [F] A home is just a place we send [C] the bills. _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] [F] God knows why we work and what we [C] pray for.
_ _ So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C] hills. _
_ _ _ _ Who knows, he might [G] be finished in [C] the morning.
_ _ _ So [F] I lie awake and take no [C] sleeping _ pills.
_ _ _ _ [F] God knows I'm not happy _ [C] in a mansion.
_ _ _ _ So he's building me [G] a cabin in [C] the hills.
_ _ _ _ [F] I live my lonesome life down [C] in a valley.
_ _ _ [G] With the factories, _ the rivers and [C] the _ mills.
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] Sometimes I can _ almost [C] hear his hammer.
_ _ _ _ Cause he's building me [G] a cabin in the hills. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Someone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
has to [G] keep the home [C] fire burning. _
_ _ _ [Gm] So [F] I sweat and get the _ harvest in [C] the field. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Life on earth won't be the same [C] _ hereafter.
_ _ _ So he's building me [G] a cabin in the [C] _ _
hills.
_ _ _ [F] [Dm] I live my lonesome [F] life down in [C] a _ valley.
_ _ With [G] the factories, _ the rivers and [C] the mills.
_ _ _ [F] Sometimes I can almost hear [C] his hammer. _
_ _ _ Cause he's building me [G] a cabin [C] in the hills. _
_ _ _ He's building me [G] a cabin _ [C] in the hills. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _