Song Name: | The Big Rock Candy Mountain | By: | Harry Mcclintock |
Posted By: | chibluesteve | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | C | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2007-06-09 20:06:00 | Modified: | 2007-06-09 21:06:02 |
Song: | C Tenor - Low C
4 -4 4 -3 3 4 4 -3 One evening as the sun went down 3 3 4 4 -5 -5 6 7 And the jungle fire was burning, -5 4 4 4 4 -3 3 4 4 Down the track came a hobo hikin', 4 4 4 4 -5 -5 6 7 And he said, "Boys, I'm not turning 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 7 7 -7 -7 7 I'm headed for a land that's far away 7 -7 7 -6 6 -5 3 Besides the crystal fountains 4 4 4 -3 3 4 4 -3 3 So come with me, we'll go and see- 3 4 4 -5 -5 6 4 The Big Rock Candy Mountains 6 -5 4 4 4 -5 6 7 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, 6 7 -7 -7 8 8 7 There's a land that's fair and bright, 7 7 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 Where the handouts grow on bushes 7 7 -7 7 -6 6 -5 And you sleep out every night. 6 -5 4 4 4 -5 6 7 Where the boxcars all are empty 7 7 -7 -7 8 8 7 And the sun shines every day 7 7 -7 -7 -7 7 on the birds and the bees 7 7 -7 -7 -7 7 And the cigarette trees 6 -7 -7 -7 7 The lemonade springs 6 6 -7 -7 7 Where the bluebird sings 6 6 7 7 7 6 -5 4 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains. 6 -5 4 4 4 -5 6 7 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains 6 7 -7 -7 8 8 7 All the cops have wooden legs 7 7 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 7 And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth 7 7 -7 7 -6 6 -5 And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs 6 -5 4 4 4 -5 6 7 The farmers' trees are full of fruit 7 7 -7 -7 8 8 7 And the barns are full of hay 7 7 -7 -7 -7 7 Oh I'm bound to go-- 7 7 -7 -7 7 Where there ain't no snow 6 -7 -7 -7 7 Where the rain don't fall 6 -7 -7 7 The wind don't blow 6 6 7 7 7 6 -5 4 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains. 6 -5 4 4 4 -5 6 7 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains 6 7 -7 -7 8 7 You never change your socks 7 7 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 7 And the little streams of alcohol 7 7 -7 7 -6 6 -5 Come a trickling down the rocks 6 -5 4 4 4 -5 6 7 The brakemen have to tip their hats 7 7 -7 -7 8 8 7 And the railway bulls are blind 7 7 -7 -7 7 There's a lake of stew 7 7 -7 -7 7 And of whiskey too 6 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 7 You can paddle all around 'em 6 6 -7 -7 7 In a big canoe 6 6 7 7 7 6 -5 4 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains 6 -5 4 4 4 -5 6 7 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, 6 -7 -7 8 8 7 The jails are made of tin. 7 -7 -7 8 8 7 7 7 And you can walk right out again, 7 -7 7 -6 6 -5 As soon as you are in. -5 4 4 4 -5 -5 6 7 There ain't no short-handled shovels, 7 -7 -7 8 8 7 No axes-, saws or picks, 7 7 -7 -7 -7 7 I'm a goin' to stay 6 6 -7 -7 7 Where you sleep all day, 6 6 -7 -7 7 Where they hung the jerk 6 6 -7 -7 7 That invented work 6 6 7 7 7 6 -5 4 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains. 7 -7 -7 7 6 -7 -7 -7 I'll see you all this coming fall 6 6 7 7 7 6 -5 4 In the Big Rock Candy Mountains |