You Gave Me A Mountain Chords
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.
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