Chords for You Gave Me a Mountain
Tempo:
71.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
B
E
F
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [C]
[F#] Born [B] in the heat [G#m] of the desert, [C#m] my mother died [F#] giving me life.
[B] Deprived of the love [G#m] of a father, [C#m] blamed for the loss [F#] of his wife.
You [B] know Lord, I've [G#m] been in a prison [E] for something that [F#] I've never done.
[B] It's been one hill [D#m] after another, [E] but I've climbed them all [F#] one by one.
[B] But this time [E] Lord you gave me [B] a mountain, a mountain that [E] I may [B] never climb.
And it [E] isn't a hill [B] any longer.
You gave me [E] a mountain [B] this time.
[C] My woman got [Am] tired of the hardships, [Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] tired of being [G] my wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, [F] she took my pride [G] and my joy.
[C] She took my [Em] reason for living, [F] she took my small [G] baby boy.
[C] So this time [F] Lord you gave me [C] a mountain, a mountain
[F] that I may [C] never climb.
And it isn't [F] a hill any [C] longer.
You gave me a [F] mountain this [Bm] time.
[C] [D#] [C#] [C] [N]
[F#] Born [B] in the heat [G#m] of the desert, [C#m] my mother died [F#] giving me life.
[B] Deprived of the love [G#m] of a father, [C#m] blamed for the loss [F#] of his wife.
You [B] know Lord, I've [G#m] been in a prison [E] for something that [F#] I've never done.
[B] It's been one hill [D#m] after another, [E] but I've climbed them all [F#] one by one.
[B] But this time [E] Lord you gave me [B] a mountain, a mountain that [E] I may [B] never climb.
And it [E] isn't a hill [B] any longer.
You gave me [E] a mountain [B] this time.
[C] My woman got [Am] tired of the hardships, [Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] tired of being [G] my wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, [F] she took my pride [G] and my joy.
[C] She took my [Em] reason for living, [F] she took my small [G] baby boy.
[C] So this time [F] Lord you gave me [C] a mountain, a mountain
[F] that I may [C] never climb.
And it isn't [F] a hill any [C] longer.
You gave me a [F] mountain this [Bm] time.
[C] [D#] [C#] [C] [N]
Key:
C
B
E
F
F#
C
B
E
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
[F#] Born _ _ _ [B] _ in the heat [G#m] of the desert, _ [C#m] my mother died [F#] giving me life.
_ _ [B] Deprived of the love [G#m] of a father, _ [C#m] blamed for the loss [F#] of his wife.
You [B] know Lord, I've [G#m] been in a prison [E] for something that [F#] I've never done.
_ [B] It's been one hill [D#m] after another, _ [E] but I've climbed them all [F#] one by one.
[B] But this time [E] Lord you gave me [B] a mountain, _ _ _ _ _ a mountain that [E] _ _ I may [B] never climb.
_ And _ it _ _ [E] isn't a hill [B] any longer.
_ _ _ _ You gave me [E] a mountain _ [B] this time.
_ [C] My _ _ _ woman got [Am] tired of the hardships, _ [Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, _ [Dm] tired of being [G] my wife.
_ _ [C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, _ [F] she took my pride [G] and my joy.
_ _ [C] She took my [Em] reason for living, _ _ [F] she took my small [G] baby boy.
_ [C] So this time _ [F] Lord you gave me [C] a mountain, _ _ _ _ _ a mountain _
_ [F] _ _ that I may [C] never climb.
_ _ _ And it isn't [F] a hill any [C] longer. _
_ _ _ You gave me a [F] mountain _ _ _ this [Bm] _ time.
[C] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F#] Born _ _ _ [B] _ in the heat [G#m] of the desert, _ [C#m] my mother died [F#] giving me life.
_ _ [B] Deprived of the love [G#m] of a father, _ [C#m] blamed for the loss [F#] of his wife.
You [B] know Lord, I've [G#m] been in a prison [E] for something that [F#] I've never done.
_ [B] It's been one hill [D#m] after another, _ [E] but I've climbed them all [F#] one by one.
[B] But this time [E] Lord you gave me [B] a mountain, _ _ _ _ _ a mountain that [E] _ _ I may [B] never climb.
_ And _ it _ _ [E] isn't a hill [B] any longer.
_ _ _ _ You gave me [E] a mountain _ [B] this time.
_ [C] My _ _ _ woman got [Am] tired of the hardships, _ [Dm] tired of the grief [G] and the strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, _ [Dm] tired of being [G] my wife.
_ _ [C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, _ [F] she took my pride [G] and my joy.
_ _ [C] She took my [Em] reason for living, _ _ [F] she took my small [G] baby boy.
_ [C] So this time _ [F] Lord you gave me [C] a mountain, _ _ _ _ _ a mountain _
_ [F] _ _ that I may [C] never climb.
_ _ _ And it isn't [F] a hill any [C] longer. _
_ _ _ You gave me a [F] mountain _ _ _ this [Bm] _ time.
[C] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _