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big rock candy mountain Harry McLintock
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 21:16:32 -0700 (PDT) There are already 2 versions of this song on Cowpie (one was mine) but these are the lyrics and chords for the version on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack as requested in the latest newsletter. Big Rock Candy Mountain Words and Music by Harry McClintock As sung by Harry McClintock on the *“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack (2000) Key of C, Starting pitch: G Intro: C G C G C G C One (C) evening, (G7) as the (C) sun went (G7)down And the (C) jungle (G7) fire was (C) burning, Down the track came a (G7) hobo, (C) hiking, And he said, "Boys, (G7) I'm not (C) turning. I'm (F) headed for a (C) land that's (F) far a-(C)way Be-(F)side the crystal (G)fountains. So (C) come with (G7) me, we’ll (C) go and (G7) see The (C) Big Rock (G7) Candy (C)Mountain. Verses: In the (C) Big Rock Candy Mountains There's a (F) land that's fair and (C) bright, Where the (F) handouts grow on (C) bushes And you (F) sleep out ev'ry (G)night, Where the (C) boxcars all are empty, And the (F) sun shines ev'ry (C) day On the (F) birds and the (C)bees and the (F)cigarette (C)trees, The (F) lemonade (C) springs where the (F) bluebird (C) sings In the (G7) Big Rock Candy (C)Mountains. In the (C) Big Rock Candy Mountains, All the (F) cops have wooden (C) legs, And the (F) bulldogs all have (C) rubber teeth And the (F) hens lay soft-boiled (G) eggs. The (C) farmer's trees are full of fruit And the (F) barns are full of (C) hay. Oh I’m (F) bound to (C) go, where there (F) ain't no (C) snow, Where the (F) rain don't (C) fall and the (F) wind don't (C) blow In the (G7) Big Rock Candy (C) Mountains. In the (C) Big Rock Candy Mountains, You (F) never change your (C) socks, And the (F) little streams of (C) alcohol Come a-(F) trickling down the (G)rocks. The (C) brakemen have to tip their hats And the (F) railroad bulls are (C) blind, There's a (F) lake of (C) stew and of (F) whiskey, (C) too, You can (F) paddle all a-(C)round ‘em in a (F) big ca-(C)noe In the (G7) Big Rock Candy (C) Mountains. In the (C) Big Rock Candy Mountains, The (F) jails are made of (C) tin, And (F) you can walk right (C) out again, As (F) soon as you are (G) in. There (C) ain't no short-handled shovels No (F) axes, saws or (C) picks- I'm a-(F)going to (C) stay, where you (F) sleep all (C) day Where they (F) hung the (C) jerk that in-(F)vented (C) work In the (G7) Big Rock Candy (C) Mountains. (whistling*) C C C C/F F C C/F C F C [each chord=1 beat] (sung) I’ll (F) see you (C) all this (F) comin’ (C) fall In the (G7) Big Rock Candy (C) Mountains. *the whistled part follows the melody of these lines(verse lines #1, 2, and 7): In the (C) Big Rock Candy Mountains, The (F) jails are made of (C) tin, I'm a-(F)going to (C) stay, where you (F) sleep all (C) day and then the last two tag lines are sung to the same melody as verse lines 8 and 9. Transcribed by Emily Meyer (emiliya47@yahoo.com) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com
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