Old Man From The Mountain Chords

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Old Man From The Mountain by Merle Haggard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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(G) The Old Man From The Mountain's  
Comin' home, home, home 
Thought I'd better warn you  
So I (A) called you on the (D) phone 
Get (G) rid of Joe the grinder 
You (C) better be there a-(G) lone 
'Cause the Old Man From The (D) Mountain's  
Comin' (G) home. 
 
(G) I've been a-workin in the sawmill 
I'm (C) all up-tight and (G) tense 
And I got word that someone's  
Been (A) diggin' under my back (D) fence 
Thought (G) I'd better call you 
(C) Let you know to-(G) day 
That the Old Man From The (D) Mountain's  
On his (G) way. 
 
CHORUS 
 
Been workin' my dang fool head off 
All for a dollar bill 
Now I need a bunch of good lovin' 
So I'm comin' down the hill 
Don't want no friendly henry's  
Warmin' up my bed 
And the Old Man From The Mountain  
Means what he said. 
 
CHORUS 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante