Upward Over the Mountain Chords by Iron & Wine

Tempo:
98.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

C

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Upward Over the Mountain chords
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[G]
[G]
[Em]
[A]
[G]
[D] Mother don't worry I killed the last snake that lived in the [D] green bed
[Em] [G] Mother don't worry I've got some money I saved for the weekend
[Em] [A] Mother remember me [G] so stand with that girl who's with me
Mother [E] [G] remember Blink of an eye when I breathe through your [D] body
[Em] So may [C] the [G] sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
[Em] Suns [C] are like birds [G] flying up over the mountain
[Em] Mother [G] I made it up on the bruise on the floor of this prison
[Em] Mother [G] I lost it all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now let the grief drain your cradle you sank to
[Em] Mother [G] forgive me I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
[Em] So [C] may the
[G] sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
[Em] Suns can [C] be birds [G] taking broken love to the mountain
[Em] [C]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[G] [A]
[Em] [C]
[A]
[Em] [C]
[A]
[Em] Mother [G] don't worry I've got a co-p and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry she's got a garden we're planting together
[Em] Mother [C] remember the [G] night that the dog had her pups in [D] the pantry
[G]
[Em] [G] Blood on the floor fleas on their paws they cried till [D] the morning
[G]
[Bm] So may the [G] sunrise bring hope where it once [A] was forgotten
[Em] Suns are like [G] birds flying all the way over the mountain
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Em] [G] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G] Mother forget [D] me
[C] [G] now [D] let the grief drain your [A] cradle [Em]
[G]
[A] [Em]
[G]
[A] [Em]
[C] [G] [A]
you [Em]
[C] [G] [G] sank to
Mother forget me now [Em]
let the grief drain your cradle you sank to
Suns are like birds taking broken love to the mountain
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
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Learn the basic chords of Iron & Wine - Upward Over The Mountain chords, with this master sequence: G, D, Em, C, G and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 50 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 100. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ Mother don't worry I killed the last snake that lived in the [D] green bed
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] Mother don't worry I've got some money I saved for the weekend
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] Mother remember me [G] so stand with that girl who's with me
_ _ _ _ Mother [E] [G] remember Blink of an eye when I breathe through your [D] body
_ _ [Em] _ So may [C] the [G] sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
_ _ [Em] _ _ Suns [C] are like birds [G] flying up _ over the mountain
_ [Em] _ _ Mother [G] I made it up on the bruise on the floor of this prison
_ _ [Em] _ Mother [G] I lost it all of the fear of the Lord I was given
_ _ _ _ Mother forget me now let the grief drain your cradle you sank to
_ [Em] _ _ Mother [G] forgive me I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
_ [Em] _ _ So [C] may the _
[G] sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
_ _ [Em] _ _ Suns can [C] be birds [G] taking broken love to the mountain
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ Mother [G] don't worry I've got a co-p and some friends on the corner _
_ _ _ Mother don't worry she's got a garden we're planting together _
_ [Em] _ _ Mother [C] remember the [G] night that the dog had her pups in [D] the pantry
[G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] Blood on the floor _ fleas on their paws they cried till [D] the morning
[G] _
_ [Bm] _ So may the [G] sunrise bring hope where it once [A] was forgotten _
_ [Em] _ _ Suns are like [G] birds flying all the way over the mountain _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] Mother forget [D] me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] now [D] let the grief drain your [A] cradle [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ you _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] sank to
Mother forget me _ _ now _ [Em] _ _ _
_ let the grief drain your cradle you sank to
Suns are like birds taking broken love to the mountain _ _ _

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