Upward Over The Mountain Chords by Iron & Wine

Tempo:
99.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Iron & Wine - Upward Over the Mountain chords
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Key:
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Iron & Wine - Upward over the Mountain chords with lyrics, focus on the sequence of these chords: Em, G, Em, C, G, D, G, C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 100. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G.

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[Em] [G] [C] .
[G] .
[C] .
[G] .
[Em] [C] .
[G] .
[Em] [C] .
[G] .
[D] [G] Mother [C] don't worry [G] I killed the last snakes that lived in the creek bed.
[Em] Mother [C] don't worry I've [G] got some money I saved for the weekend.
[Em] [G] Mother [C].
remember me [G] so stand with that girl who's with me.
[Em] Mother [Cm].
remember to [G] think of an eye when I breathe through your body.
[Em] So [C] may the [G] sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten.
[Em] Suns are [C] like birds [G] flying upwards over the mountain.
[Em] Mother [C] I made it [G] up from the bruised old floor of this prison.
[Em] [G] Mother [C] I lost it [G] all with the fear of the Lord I [D] was [G] given.
Mother [C] forget me [G] now let the creek drink the cradle you sank to.
Mother forgive me I sought your God for the shield that I gave you.
[Em] So [C] may the [G] sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten.
[Em] Suns [C] can be birds [G] taking broken love to the mountain.
[Em] [G] .
[C] [G] .
[D] [G] [Em] .
[C] [G] .
[Em] .
[C] [G] .
[D] [G] [Em] .
[C] [G] [C] [G] .
[D] [G] [Em] Mother [C] don't worry [G] I've got a couple handsome friends on the corner.
[Em] [G] Mother [C] don't worry [G] she's got a garden we're planting together.
[Em] Mother [C] remember the [G] night that the dog in [D] the pantry.
[G] [Em] [G] Blood on the floor fleas on their paws till [D] the morning.
[G] [Em] So [C] may the sunrise [G] bring hope where it once was [D] forgotten.
[G] [Em] Suns are [C] like birds [G] flying always .
[Em] [G] .
[C] [G] .
[Em] .
[C] [G] .
[Em] [C] .
[G] .
[Em] [C] .
[G] .
[Em] [G] [C] .
[G] So may the sunrise bring [D] .
[G] [Em] hope [C] where it once was [G] [D] forgotten.
Suns [G] are [Em] [C] .
[G] .
[Em] like [C] birds .
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G].
taking broken love to the mountain.
[Em] So [C] .
[G] [D] [G] may [Em] [C] .
[G] the sunrise bring hope where it once [D] was forgotten.
[G] [Em] .
[N] .

Facts about this song

This song, written by Samuel Beam, is among the lineup of tracks on the The Creek Drank the Cradle album.

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