the mountain
chorus (D#, D#-Bb, G#, D#-Bb-D#)
lord, i've been to the top of the mountain
lord, i've been to the top of the mountain high
i thought i saw the way
but who am i to say?
please don't make me climb it again
chorus solo
chorus
lord when will the grass come a' growin'?
lord when will the land come to life?
there's twenty one years of cold
buried 'neath my soul
lord, please don't make me live them again
lord, i cling to the words i have spoken
but i've got many more left to write
it won't be long before
i'll conjure up some more
lord, please don't make me sing this again
please don't make me sing this again
oh please don't make me sing this again
lord, please don’t make me sing this again
the rules
verse (D#)
no time for explanations
no time for you to see
the breadth of my despair
chorus (C#, G#inv)
i'm at it again
i'm at it again
verse & chorus solo
verse
no time to tell it to you
no way you'd get it all
the story on my lips
chorus
is falling again
i'm falling again
i'm falling again
bridge (B, C#, D#, D#)
although i know some Spanish
it distracts an outlandish fool
within the walls of business
aren't hollow seats cruel?
don't you misunderstand me
metaphor is a handy tool
but i still
have to follow the rules
verse
if i just write them down
chorus
i'll be solid again
i'm solid again
have you bought it again?
(B, G#minv/C#, D#)