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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Elvis Presley - You Gave Me A Mountain (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973) chords
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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] .
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Elvis Presley - (Live at The Honolulu International Center, Hawaii January 12, 1973) You Gave Me A Mountain chords, practice the chord sequence Dm, G, C, Am, Bb, F, C and F. A good strategy is to initiate at 48 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 96 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was composed by Marty Robbins.

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