Chords for Patty Griffin - Up To The Mountain (MLK Tribute)
Tempo:
108.25 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
G#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is a song that was inspired by a speech that Martin Luther King made .
His last speech that he made the up to the mountain speech and that's the name of the song.
[F#] I [B] .
[E] [B] went up to the mountain .
[E] [B] Because [F#] you asked me to.
Up over [G#m] the clouds.
To where the [E] sky.
I could see all [B] around me.
[E] [B] Everywhere .
[F#] .
I could [B] see all [G#m] around me .
[E] Everywhere.
[B] [E] Sometimes [B] .
I feel like I never.
[F#] And nothing but time .
And [G#m] I'll be working till the day I [E] .
expire .
Sometimes I [B].
lay [E] down.
[B] .
No more [F#] can I do.
Then I'll [G#m] go on again .
[E] Because you [B] asked me to .
Some days I [G#m] look [E] down .
Afraid [B] I will fall.
And though the sun [C#] shines.
[G#] .
[C#m] I see nothing .
[F#] And I hear your [E] sweet voice .
Come and [F#] then [G#m] go.
Come and then [E] go.
Telling [B] me softly .
You love [F#] me so .
The peaceful [B] valley .
Just over the [F#] mountain .
[F#] The [G#m] peaceful valley .
You have [E] to [Bm] know .
[E] I may never [B] get there .
Ever [F#] in this lifetime .
[G#m] Sooner or later .
[E] There I [G#m] will go.
[D#m] .
[E] .
Sooner [B] or later.
[F#] .
There I will go.
[B] .
[E] [B] Thank you so much.
His last speech that he made the up to the mountain speech and that's the name of the song.
[F#] I [B] .
[E] [B] went up to the mountain .
[E] [B] Because [F#] you asked me to.
Up over [G#m] the clouds.
To where the [E] sky.
I could see all [B] around me.
[E] [B] Everywhere .
[F#] .
I could [B] see all [G#m] around me .
[E] Everywhere.
[B] [E] Sometimes [B] .
I feel like I never.
[F#] And nothing but time .
And [G#m] I'll be working till the day I [E] .
expire .
Sometimes I [B].
lay [E] down.
[B] .
No more [F#] can I do.
Then I'll [G#m] go on again .
[E] Because you [B] asked me to .
Some days I [G#m] look [E] down .
Afraid [B] I will fall.
And though the sun [C#] shines.
[G#] .
[C#m] I see nothing .
[F#] And I hear your [E] sweet voice .
Come and [F#] then [G#m] go.
Come and then [E] go.
Telling [B] me softly .
You love [F#] me so .
The peaceful [B] valley .
Just over the [F#] mountain .
[F#] The [G#m] peaceful valley .
You have [E] to [Bm] know .
[E] I may never [B] get there .
Ever [F#] in this lifetime .
[G#m] Sooner or later .
[E] There I [G#m] will go.
[D#m] .
[E] .
Sooner [B] or later.
[F#] .
There I will go.
[B] .
[E] [B] Thank you so much.
Key:
B
E
F#
G#m
C#
B
E
F#
_ _ This is a song that was inspired by a speech that Martin Luther King made _ .
His last speech that he made the up to the mountain speech and that's the name of the song.
_ [F#] I [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ [B] _ _ went up to the mountain _ .
[E] _ [B] _ Because _ _ [F#] you asked me _ to.
_ _ _ _ Up over [G#m] the _ _ clouds.
_ _ _ _ To where the [E] sky.
I _ _ _ _ could see all [B] around me.
[E] _ [B] _ _ Everywhere _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I could [B] see all [G#m] _ _ around me _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ Everywhere.
[B] _ _ _ [E] Sometimes [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ I feel _ like I never.
[F#] And nothing but time _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ And [G#m] I'll be working _ till the day I _ [E] _ .
expire _ _ _ .
Sometimes _ _ I [B].
lay _ _ [E] down.
[B] _ .
_ _ No more [F#] can I do.
_ _ Then _ _ _ I'll [G#m] go on again _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ Because _ you [B] asked me to _ _ .
Some _ _ days I [G#m] look [E] _ down _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Afraid [B] I will fall.
_ And _ _ _ though the sun [C#] _ shines.
[G#] _ _ _ .
[C#m] _ I see nothing _ .
[F#] And _ _ _ _ I hear your _ [E] sweet voice _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Come and [F#] then [G#m] go.
_ _ Come and then [E] go.
_ _ _ Telling [B] me _ softly _ _ .
_ You _ love [F#] me so _ _ .
The _ _ _ _ peaceful [B] valley _ _ _ .
Just _ _ _ _ over the [F#] mountain _ _ .
[F#] The _ _ _ _ [G#m] peaceful _ valley _ _ .
_ You _ have [E] _ to [Bm] know _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ I may never [B] get _ _ there _ .
_ _ _ _ Ever [F#] in this _ _ lifetime _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G#m] _ Sooner or later _ .
[E] _ There _ I [G#m] will _ go.
_ [D#m] _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Sooner [B] or _ later.
_ [F#] _ .
There _ _ _ _ _ I will _ _ go.
[B] _ _ _ _ .
[E] [B] Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you so much.
His last speech that he made the up to the mountain speech and that's the name of the song.
_ [F#] I [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ [B] _ _ went up to the mountain _ .
[E] _ [B] _ Because _ _ [F#] you asked me _ to.
_ _ _ _ Up over [G#m] the _ _ clouds.
_ _ _ _ To where the [E] sky.
I _ _ _ _ could see all [B] around me.
[E] _ [B] _ _ Everywhere _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I could [B] see all [G#m] _ _ around me _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ Everywhere.
[B] _ _ _ [E] Sometimes [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ I feel _ like I never.
[F#] And nothing but time _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ And [G#m] I'll be working _ till the day I _ [E] _ .
expire _ _ _ .
Sometimes _ _ I [B].
lay _ _ [E] down.
[B] _ .
_ _ No more [F#] can I do.
_ _ Then _ _ _ I'll [G#m] go on again _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ Because _ you [B] asked me to _ _ .
Some _ _ days I [G#m] look [E] _ down _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Afraid [B] I will fall.
_ And _ _ _ though the sun [C#] _ shines.
[G#] _ _ _ .
[C#m] _ I see nothing _ .
[F#] And _ _ _ _ I hear your _ [E] sweet voice _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Come and [F#] then [G#m] go.
_ _ Come and then [E] go.
_ _ _ Telling [B] me _ softly _ _ .
_ You _ love [F#] me so _ _ .
The _ _ _ _ peaceful [B] valley _ _ _ .
Just _ _ _ _ over the [F#] mountain _ _ .
[F#] The _ _ _ _ [G#m] peaceful _ valley _ _ .
_ You _ have [E] _ to [Bm] know _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ I may never [B] get _ _ there _ .
_ _ _ _ Ever [F#] in this _ _ lifetime _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G#m] _ Sooner or later _ .
[E] _ There _ I [G#m] will _ go.
_ [D#m] _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Sooner [B] or _ later.
_ [F#] _ .
There _ _ _ _ _ I will _ _ go.
[B] _ _ _ _ .
[E] [B] Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you so much.