You Gave Me A Mountain Chords

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You Gave Me A Mountain by Marty Robbins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Dm7, G7, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			KEY OF ?C? 
 
INTRO : STRUM  THE ?C?(Strumbeat) 
C////- C////- C 
 
VERSE ONE 
 
C                     Am 
Born in the heat of a desert 
   Dm7                   G7 
My mother died givin' me life 
C                           Am 
Despised and disliked by my Father, 
Dm7                        G7 
Blamed for the loss of his wife. 
C                              Am 
You know, Lord, I've been in a prison, 
     Dm7                      G7 
For something that I've never done; 
     C                   Em 
It's been one hill after another, 
     F                Dm7         G7 
And I've climbed them Lord,one by one. 

    C              F          C 
But this time,You gave me a mountain, 
             F         C 
A mountain I may never climb; 
           F         C 
it isn't a hill any longer, 
               F            C 
You gave me a mountain this time. 
 
 
STRUM THE ?C? TO GET INTO THE VERSE 
 
 
VERSE TWO 
 
C                          Am 
My Woman got tired of the hardship 
Dm7                        G7 
Tired of the grief and the strife 
C                     Am 
tired of workin' for nothin' 
Dm7               G7 
Tired of bein' my wife 
C                         Am       
She took my one ray of sunshine 
Dm7                      G7 
She took my pride and my joy 
C                       Em 
She took my reason for living 
F           Dm7        G7 
She took my small baby boy 
 
CHORUS 
 
    C               F         C 
And this time, You gave me a mountain 
             F         C 
A mountain I may never climb; 
           F         C 
it isn't a hill any longer, 
               F            C 
You gave me a mountain this time. 
 
STRUM THE ?C? TO THE  END : C///- C/// -C/// - C 
    	

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100 BPM Andante