Black Mountain Lullaby Chords
Black Mountain Lullaby by Caroline Herring is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
C G D G
Gather round my table, say grace with me
C G D G
In my little trailer, in the mountains of Wise County
C G D G
Grief is mine forever, sadness my story
C G D G
Down in Inman Holler, in the mountains of Wise County
Em D G
Bye baby, baby bye
C D G
Little baby bye-bye
Em D G
Bye baby, baby bye
C D G
Little baby bye-bye
C G D G
Mountaintops are made of 1,000 pound boulders
C G D G
That roll down the hills and on to our shoulders
C G D G
Lord, let me bear it for safe keeping
C G D G
Lord, let me shield it from my dearest Jeremy
Em D G
Bye baby, baby bye
C D G
Little baby bye-bye
Em D G
Bye baby, baby bye
C D G
Little baby bye-bye
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