Saw the chorded version of this & made it better & took away the capo for those of
you who haven't gotten around to buying one yet.
& I know it's supposed to be played in Drop Db & all that, but this is to make
things a bit easier for people.
Now, I'd play this in all 5th chords [or lazy barre chords] because it sounds better that way.
Intro.
A#m
e|-1--1---1
B|-2------2
G|-3----1-3
D|-3------3
A|-1------1
E|-x------x
F#
E|-2-2---1
B|-2-----2
G|-3--1--3
D|-4-----3
A|-4-----1
E|-2-----x
Repeat this pattern for the first verse to mimick the piano sound, improvise
around the picked notes, see what you like to play.
Verse 1:
A#m
Took a bite out of a mountain range,
F#
thought my teeth'd break, the mountain did.
A#m
Let's go, I want to go,
F#
all the way to the horizon.
A#5 F5
I took a drink out of the ocean and
F#5 C#5
I'm treading water there before I drown.
A#5 F5
Let's dive, I wanna dive,
F#5 C#5
To the bottom of the ocean.
G#5
I took a ride, I took a ride,
A#5 C#5
I wouldn't go there without you.
G#5
Let's take a ride, we'll take a ride,
A#5 C5
I wouldn't leave here without you.
Chorus 1:
C#5 C5 C#5 C5 A#5
I am a mountain. I am the sea.
A#5 C5
You can't take that away from me.
C#5 C5 C#5 C5 A#5
I am a mountain. I am the sea.
A#5 G#5
You can't take that away from me.
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G#5 A#5 F#5
'Cos you tear us apart
C#5 G#5
With all the things you don't like.
A#5 F#5
You can't understand
C#5 G#5
That I won't leave,
A#5 F#5
'Til we're finished here,
G#5
And then you'll find out,
A#5 F#5 C#5
Where it all went wrong.
Verse 2: [Same as First Verse]
I wrote a note to the jungle and
They wrote me back that I was never crowned,
King of the jungle so,
There's an end to my horizon.
I took a ride, I took a ride,
I wouldn't go there without you.
Let's take a ride, we'll take a ride,
I wouldn't leave here without you.
Chorus 2:
C#5 C5 C#5 C5 A#5
I am a mountain. I am the sea.
A#5 C5
You can't take that away from me.
C#5 C5 C#5 C5
I am a mountain. I am the sea.
G#5 A#5 F#5
'Cos you tear us apart
C#5 G#5
With all the things you don't like.
A#5 F#5
You can't understand
C#5 G#5
That I won't leave,
A#5 F#5
'Til we're finished here,
G#5
And then you'll find out,
A#5 F#5
Where it all went wrong.
Fill:
A#m G# C# A#m G# F# A#m G# C# D#m F#
[Play these as fifths or chords, it's up to you!]
Bridge:
A#5 G#5 C#5
Nothing lasts forever,
F#5 C#5
Except you and me.
G#5 C#5
You are my mountain,
F#5 D#5
You are my sea.
A#5 G#5 C#5
Love will last forever,
F#5 C#5
Between you and me.
G#5 C#5
You are my mountain,
F#5 C5
You are my sea.
Chorus 3:
C#5 C5 C#5 C5 A#5
I am a mountain. I am the sea.
A#5
You can't take that away from me.
C#5 C#5
I am a mountain, I am the sea.
C#5
I am a mountain, I am the sea.
And that is Mountains. Enjoy.
