Upward over the Mountain by Iron and Wine
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Iron and Wine
Upward over the mountain
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Change on a dotted rhythm between these two forms:
Em 0220000 and 0200000 G 320000 and 300000
C X320000 and X300000 D XX0230 and X00030
Use the chords below for intro, and these for strumming
Pick the patterns on these strings for intro and last verse:
4 32 323
5
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Em C G D
Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I save for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body
So may the sun--rise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds flying upward over the mountain
Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all from the fear of the lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
So may the sun-rise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons can be birds taken broken up to the mountain
Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on a corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
[Chords quietly as below]
Mother remember that night that the dog had her pups in the pantry
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws and you cried 'til the morning
So may the sun--rise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds flying always over the mountain
[Slide lead]
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Live, he has another guitarist playing the bass-line (of sorts),
and uses the chords below. I prefer using the way listed above
because you can play both parts by yourself, and it sounds the same.
Em X7900X G 35500X C X3500X D X5700X
Picks the patterns on these strings for intro:
4 32 323
5
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