Big Rock Candy Mountain (C Major)
Artist: Harry McClintock    Genre: Traditional Bluegrass    Strum Pattern: DduDdu    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G


Verse 1
One [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] evening as the sun went down and the jungle		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fires were		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] burning
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Down the track came a hobo hiking and he said, "Boys		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I'm not		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] turning"
I'm [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] headed for a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] land that's		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] far a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way be-		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sides the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] crystal		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fountain
So [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come with me we'll go and see the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Big Rock Candy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mountain

Verse 2
In the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Big Rock Candy Mountain there's a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] land that's fair and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bright
The [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] handouts grow on		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bushes and you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sleep out every		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] night
Where the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] boxcars all are empty and the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sun shines every		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day
On the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] birds and the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bees the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cigarette		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trees the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lemonade		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] springs
Where the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bluebird		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sings in The		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Big Rock Candy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mountain

Verse 3
In The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Big Rock Candy Mountain all the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cops have wooden		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] legs
and the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bulldogs all have		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rubber teeth and the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hens lay soft boiled		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eggs
The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] farmer's trees are full of fruit and the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] barns are full of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hay
Oh, I'm [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bound to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go where there		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ain't no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] snow where there		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ain't no		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fall
and the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] winds don't		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blow in The		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Big Rock Candy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mountain

Verse 4
In The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Big Rock Candy Mountain you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] never change your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] socks
and the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] little streams of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] alcohol come a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tricklin' down the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rocks
The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] brakemen have to tip their hats and the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] railroad bulls are		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blind
There's a [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lake of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stew and of		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] whiskey		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] too you can		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] paddle all a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] round them
in a [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] big ca-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] noe in The		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Big Rock Candy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mountain

Verse 5
In The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Big Rock Candy Mountain the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] jails are made of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tin
and [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you can walk right		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] out again as		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] soon as you are		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] in
There [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ain't no short handle shovels, no		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] axes, saws or		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] picks
I'm [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gonna		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stay where you		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sleep all		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day
Where they [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hung the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] jerk that in-		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] vented		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] work
in The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Big Rock Candy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mountain .....		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'll		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] see you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] all this		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] commin'		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fall in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Big Rock Candy		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mountain

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