Mountains Of Sorrow
Amos Lee
RockAdvanced for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
G
Fmaj7Diagram coming soon
Am
FmDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: C/G Fmaj7 C/G Verse G C/G Fmaj7 C/G When I awoke from my dream Am G Fmaj7 Awakened by the darkness of the night C/G Fmaj7 C/G I was unprepared to be unseen Am G Fmaj7 I was prepared to fight Am G Oh the rains are bitter, the winds are strong Fmaj7 G C/G In the mountains of sorrow and the rivers of song Verse G C/G Fmaj7 C/G And I was unprepared in my animal state Am G Fmaj7 To contemplate the cruel winds of fate C/G Am And I say a prayer for those who carry on C/G G C/G Past the mountains of sorrow and the rivers of song Bridge Fmaj7 And I'll fade away C/G I'll fade away Am G In a glass of corn liquor Fmaj7 The memories of eatin' Fm C/G Memories of fire, and of wine Instrumental | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | C/G Am | | G | Fmaj7 | Fm | Verse C/G Fmaj7 C/G One by one, the procession passes Am G Fmaj7 Later in the day we'll raise our glasses C/G Am To a good man, now belongs C/G G C/G To the mountains of sorrow and the rivers of song Instrumental | C/G Fmaj7 | C/G | Am G | Fmaj7 | | C/G | Am | C/G G C/G | C/G | Verse C/G Fmaj7 C/G And I have a cabin of solitude Am G Fmaj7 I built it with my own hands, it's quite crude C/G Fmaj7 C/G Ain't much to it, this I know Am G Fmaj7 But I won't leave too much behind me here when I go Am G I"ll be seeking my fortunes, carrying on Fmaj7 G C/G Past the mountains of sorrow and the rivers of song C/G G C/G To the mountains of sorrow and the rivers of song C/G G C/G Oh, these mountains of sorrow and these rivers of song
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Chord set
C · G · Fmaj7 · Am · Fm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.