Chords for Elvis Presley - You Gave Me A Mountain (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
Tempo:
96.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C] [Em] [Am] .
[F] [Dm] [Ab] [G] .
[C] Born in the [Am] heat of the desert, .
[Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life.
[C] Deprived of the [Am] love of a father, [Dm] blamed for the loss of his [G].
wife.
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done.
[C] They spend one hill [Em] after another [F] and I've climbed them all one by [G] one.
[C] Oh the despair [F] you gave [C] me, oh mother, oh mother, [F] .
[C] never cry.
[Bb] [F] [C] .
It isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal [Am] any [C] longer.
.
You gave me [F] love at [C] this time.
[Bb].
[F] Oh [C] my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches, [Dm] tired of the grief and the [G] strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just tired of being [A] my [G] wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, .
[Dm] she took [F] my pride and [G] my joy.
[C] She took my reason [Em] for living, .
[F] she took my small baby [G] boy.
Oh [C] Alice, you [F] gave me, [C] oh mother, oh mother, [F] .
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] .
it isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal [C] any longer.
You gave me, [F] oh mother, this [C] time.
You gave me, [F] oh mother, this [C] time.
.
[F] [Ab] [Bb] [C] [Bb] .
[F] [C] .
[N] .
[F] [Dm] [Ab] [G] .
[C] Born in the [Am] heat of the desert, .
[Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life.
[C] Deprived of the [Am] love of a father, [Dm] blamed for the loss of his [G].
wife.
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done.
[C] They spend one hill [Em] after another [F] and I've climbed them all one by [G] one.
[C] Oh the despair [F] you gave [C] me, oh mother, oh mother, [F] .
[C] never cry.
[Bb] [F] [C] .
It isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal [Am] any [C] longer.
.
You gave me [F] love at [C] this time.
[Bb].
[F] Oh [C] my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches, [Dm] tired of the grief and the [G] strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just tired of being [A] my [G] wife.
[C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, .
[Dm] she took [F] my pride and [G] my joy.
[C] She took my reason [Em] for living, .
[F] she took my small baby [G] boy.
Oh [C] Alice, you [F] gave me, [C] oh mother, oh mother, [F] .
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] .
it isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal [C] any longer.
You gave me, [F] oh mother, this [C] time.
You gave me, [F] oh mother, this [C] time.
.
[F] [Ab] [Bb] [C] [Bb] .
[F] [C] .
[N] .
Key:
C
F
G
Am
Dm
C
F
G
[G] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [C] Born in the [Am] heat of the desert, _ .
_ [Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life.
_ [C] _ Deprived of the [Am] love of a father, _ [Dm] _ blamed for the loss of his [G].
wife.
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison _ [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done.
_ [C] They spend one hill [Em] after another _ [F] and I've climbed them all one by [G] one.
[C] Oh the despair _ [F] you gave [C] me, oh mother, _ _ _ _ _ oh mother, _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
[C] never cry.
[Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ .
It isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal _ [Am] any [C] longer.
_ _ _ _ .
You gave me [F] love at [C] this time.
_ _ _ [Bb].
[F] Oh [C] my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches, _ [Dm] tired of the grief and the [G] strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just tired of being [A] my [G] wife.
_ [C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, _ .
_ [Dm] she took [F] my pride and [G] my joy.
_ [C] She took my reason [Em] for living, _ .
_ [F] she took my small baby [G] boy.
Oh [C] Alice, you _ [F] gave me, [C] oh mother, _ _ _ _ _ oh mother, _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
it isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal _ [C] any longer.
You _ _ _ _ gave me, [F] oh mother, this [C] time.
_ _ _ _ You gave me, [F] oh mother, _ _ _ _ this _ _ [C] time.
_ _ .
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [C] Born in the [Am] heat of the desert, _ .
_ [Dm] my mother died [F] giving me [G] life.
_ [C] _ Deprived of the [Am] love of a father, _ [Dm] _ blamed for the loss of his [G].
wife.
[C] You know Lord I've been [Am] in a prison _ [Dm] for something that [G] I've never done.
_ [C] They spend one hill [Em] after another _ [F] and I've climbed them all one by [G] one.
[C] Oh the despair _ [F] you gave [C] me, oh mother, _ _ _ _ _ oh mother, _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
[C] never cry.
[Bb] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ .
It isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal _ [Am] any [C] longer.
_ _ _ _ .
You gave me [F] love at [C] this time.
_ _ _ [Bb].
[F] Oh [C] my woman got tired [Am] of the heartaches, _ [Dm] tired of the grief and the [G] strife.
[C] So tired of working [Am] for nothing, [Dm] just tired of being [A] my [G] wife.
_ [C] She took my one [Am] ray of sunshine, _ .
_ [Dm] she took [F] my pride and [G] my joy.
_ [C] She took my reason [Em] for living, _ .
_ [F] she took my small baby [G] boy.
Oh [C] Alice, you _ [F] gave me, [C] oh mother, _ _ _ _ _ oh mother, _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
it isn't long [F] Lord, I'll heal _ [C] any longer.
You _ _ _ _ gave me, [F] oh mother, this [C] time.
_ _ _ _ You gave me, [F] oh mother, _ _ _ _ this _ _ [C] time.
_ _ .
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ .