Chords for Claude King - Wolverton Mountain (1962) & Answer Song.
Tempo:
79.275 bpm
Chords used:
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A
Ab
Eb
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] They [D]
say don't go on [A] Wolverton Mountain if you're looking [D] for a wife.
Or slipped on flowers, has a [A] pretty young daughter.
He's mighty handy with a [D] gun and a knife.
Her [A] tender lips are [D] sweeter than honey.
And [E] Wolverton Mountain [A] protects her there.
[D] The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger should [D] enter there.
All of my dreams are [A] on Wolverton Mountain.
I want his daughter [D] for my wife.
I'll take my chances and [A] climb that mountain.
Don't slip on flowers, he [D] might take my life.
[A] Her tender lips are [G] sweeter [D] than honey.
[E] And Wolverton Mountain protects [A] her there.
[D]
The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger [D] should wander there.
[Bb]
[Eb] I'm going up [Bb] on Wolverton Mountain.
It's too lonesome [Eb] down here below.
It's just not right [Bb] to hide his daughter from the one who [Eb] loves her so.
Her [Bb] tender lips [Eb] are sweeter than honey.
And [F] Wolverton Mountain protects [Bb] her there.
[Eb]
The bears and the birds, [Bb] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger should [Eb] wander there.
But [Bb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Eb] I'm gonna climb up on his mountain.
[Bb] I'm gonna take the girl I love.
[Eb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Bb] I'm gonna climb up on that [Eb] mountain and I'll get the
[Bb] [Db]
[Ab] I'm the [Db] girl, I'm the girl.
Yes, I'm the girl from [Ab] Wolverton Mountain.
I wish someone would make [Db] me their wife.
I can't help being lonesome on Wolverton [Ab] Mountain.
When your daddy's handy with [Db] a gun and a knife.
They [Ab] said my lips were [Db] sweeter than honey.
But [Ab] how do [Eb] they go when no one's made [Ab] the plans?
[Db] I hate the bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [Db] just ain't fair.
Many a lad has tried to climb this [Ab] mountain.
But they never seem [Db] to reach the top.
My daddy, cliffs and flowers, is always there [Ab] to meet them.
His gun and a knife brings them to [Db] a stop.
They said [Ab] my lips were sweeter [Dbm] than [Db] honey.
But [Eb] how do they go when no one's [Ab] made the plans?
I hate the [Db] bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And [Dbm] it just ain't [A] fair.
Yes, I'm [D] the girl from [A] Wolverton Mountain.
And if something don't change, I'll be an old maid all [D] my life.
But I keep hoping somebody will [A] climb this mountain.
And take me to the valley to [Gbm] be his wife.
[D] They [A] said my lips were [D] sweeter than honey.
[E] But how do they go when no [A] one's made the plans?
I [D] hate the bears and the birds.
On [A] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [D] just ain't fair.
There'll [A] be somebody who really loves me and [D] he'll climb.
[N]
say don't go on [A] Wolverton Mountain if you're looking [D] for a wife.
Or slipped on flowers, has a [A] pretty young daughter.
He's mighty handy with a [D] gun and a knife.
Her [A] tender lips are [D] sweeter than honey.
And [E] Wolverton Mountain [A] protects her there.
[D] The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger should [D] enter there.
All of my dreams are [A] on Wolverton Mountain.
I want his daughter [D] for my wife.
I'll take my chances and [A] climb that mountain.
Don't slip on flowers, he [D] might take my life.
[A] Her tender lips are [G] sweeter [D] than honey.
[E] And Wolverton Mountain protects [A] her there.
[D]
The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger [D] should wander there.
[Bb]
[Eb] I'm going up [Bb] on Wolverton Mountain.
It's too lonesome [Eb] down here below.
It's just not right [Bb] to hide his daughter from the one who [Eb] loves her so.
Her [Bb] tender lips [Eb] are sweeter than honey.
And [F] Wolverton Mountain protects [Bb] her there.
[Eb]
The bears and the birds, [Bb] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger should [Eb] wander there.
But [Bb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Eb] I'm gonna climb up on his mountain.
[Bb] I'm gonna take the girl I love.
[Eb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Bb] I'm gonna climb up on that [Eb] mountain and I'll get the
[Bb] [Db]
[Ab] I'm the [Db] girl, I'm the girl.
Yes, I'm the girl from [Ab] Wolverton Mountain.
I wish someone would make [Db] me their wife.
I can't help being lonesome on Wolverton [Ab] Mountain.
When your daddy's handy with [Db] a gun and a knife.
They [Ab] said my lips were [Db] sweeter than honey.
But [Ab] how do [Eb] they go when no one's made [Ab] the plans?
[Db] I hate the bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [Db] just ain't fair.
Many a lad has tried to climb this [Ab] mountain.
But they never seem [Db] to reach the top.
My daddy, cliffs and flowers, is always there [Ab] to meet them.
His gun and a knife brings them to [Db] a stop.
They said [Ab] my lips were sweeter [Dbm] than [Db] honey.
But [Eb] how do they go when no one's [Ab] made the plans?
I hate the [Db] bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And [Dbm] it just ain't [A] fair.
Yes, I'm [D] the girl from [A] Wolverton Mountain.
And if something don't change, I'll be an old maid all [D] my life.
But I keep hoping somebody will [A] climb this mountain.
And take me to the valley to [Gbm] be his wife.
[D] They [A] said my lips were [D] sweeter than honey.
[E] But how do they go when no [A] one's made the plans?
I [D] hate the bears and the birds.
On [A] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [D] just ain't fair.
There'll [A] be somebody who really loves me and [D] he'll climb.
[N]
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[D] _ [A] They _ [D] _ _ _
say don't go on [A] Wolverton Mountain if you're looking _ [D] for a wife.
Or slipped on flowers, has a [A] pretty young daughter.
He's mighty handy with a [D] gun and a knife.
Her [A] tender lips are [D] sweeter than honey.
And [E] Wolverton Mountain [A] protects her there.
[D] The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger should [D] enter there. _
All of my dreams are [A] on Wolverton Mountain.
I want his daughter _ [D] for my wife.
I'll take my chances and [A] climb that _ mountain.
Don't slip on flowers, he [D] might take my life. _
[A] Her tender lips are [G] sweeter [D] than honey.
[E] And Wolverton Mountain protects [A] her there.
[D]
The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger [D] should wander there.
_ [Bb]
[Eb] I'm going up _ [Bb] on Wolverton Mountain.
It's too lonesome [Eb] down here below. _
It's just not right [Bb] to hide his daughter from the one who [Eb] loves her so.
Her [Bb] tender lips [Eb] are sweeter than honey.
And [F] Wolverton Mountain protects [Bb] her there.
[Eb]
The bears and the birds, [Bb] they'll slip on flowers. _
If a stranger should [Eb] wander there.
But [Bb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Eb] I'm gonna climb up on his mountain.
[Bb] I'm gonna take the girl I love.
[Eb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Bb] I'm gonna climb up on that [Eb] mountain and I'll get the_ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm the [Db] girl, I'm the girl.
Yes, I'm the girl from [Ab] Wolverton Mountain.
I wish someone would make [Db] me their wife.
I can't help being lonesome on Wolverton [Ab] Mountain.
When your daddy's handy with [Db] a gun and a knife.
They [Ab] said my lips were [Db] sweeter than honey.
But [Ab] how do [Eb] they go when no one's made [Ab] the plans?
[Db] I hate the bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [Db] just ain't fair.
_ Many a lad has tried to climb this [Ab] mountain.
But they never seem [Db] to reach the top.
My daddy, cliffs and flowers, is always there [Ab] to meet them.
His gun and a knife brings them to [Db] a stop.
They said [Ab] my lips were sweeter [Dbm] than [Db] honey.
But [Eb] how do they go when no one's [Ab] made the plans?
I hate the [Db] bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And [Dbm] it just ain't [A] fair.
Yes, I'm [D] the girl from [A] Wolverton Mountain.
And if something don't change, I'll be an old maid all [D] my life.
But I keep hoping somebody will [A] climb this mountain.
And take me to the valley to [Gbm] be his wife.
[D] They [A] said my lips were [D] sweeter than honey.
[E] But how do they go when no [A] one's made the plans?
I [D] hate the bears and the birds.
On [A] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [D] just ain't fair.
There'll [A] be somebody who really loves me and [D] he'll climb.
[N] _
say don't go on [A] Wolverton Mountain if you're looking _ [D] for a wife.
Or slipped on flowers, has a [A] pretty young daughter.
He's mighty handy with a [D] gun and a knife.
Her [A] tender lips are [D] sweeter than honey.
And [E] Wolverton Mountain [A] protects her there.
[D] The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger should [D] enter there. _
All of my dreams are [A] on Wolverton Mountain.
I want his daughter _ [D] for my wife.
I'll take my chances and [A] climb that _ mountain.
Don't slip on flowers, he [D] might take my life. _
[A] Her tender lips are [G] sweeter [D] than honey.
[E] And Wolverton Mountain protects [A] her there.
[D]
The bears and the birds, [A] they'll slip on flowers.
If a stranger [D] should wander there.
_ [Bb]
[Eb] I'm going up _ [Bb] on Wolverton Mountain.
It's too lonesome [Eb] down here below. _
It's just not right [Bb] to hide his daughter from the one who [Eb] loves her so.
Her [Bb] tender lips [Eb] are sweeter than honey.
And [F] Wolverton Mountain protects [Bb] her there.
[Eb]
The bears and the birds, [Bb] they'll slip on flowers. _
If a stranger should [Eb] wander there.
But [Bb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Eb] I'm gonna climb up on his mountain.
[Bb] I'm gonna take the girl I love.
[Eb] I don't care about cliffs and flowers.
[Bb] I'm gonna climb up on that [Eb] mountain and I'll get the_ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm the [Db] girl, I'm the girl.
Yes, I'm the girl from [Ab] Wolverton Mountain.
I wish someone would make [Db] me their wife.
I can't help being lonesome on Wolverton [Ab] Mountain.
When your daddy's handy with [Db] a gun and a knife.
They [Ab] said my lips were [Db] sweeter than honey.
But [Ab] how do [Eb] they go when no one's made [Ab] the plans?
[Db] I hate the bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [Db] just ain't fair.
_ Many a lad has tried to climb this [Ab] mountain.
But they never seem [Db] to reach the top.
My daddy, cliffs and flowers, is always there [Ab] to meet them.
His gun and a knife brings them to [Db] a stop.
They said [Ab] my lips were sweeter [Dbm] than [Db] honey.
But [Eb] how do they go when no one's [Ab] made the plans?
I hate the [Db] bears and the birds.
On [Ab] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And [Dbm] it just ain't [A] fair.
Yes, I'm [D] the girl from [A] Wolverton Mountain.
And if something don't change, I'll be an old maid all [D] my life.
But I keep hoping somebody will [A] climb this mountain.
And take me to the valley to [Gbm] be his wife.
[D] They [A] said my lips were [D] sweeter than honey.
[E] But how do they go when no [A] one's made the plans?
I [D] hate the bears and the birds.
On [A] Wolverton Mountain, they tell my daddy.
And it [D] just ain't fair.
There'll [A] be somebody who really loves me and [D] he'll climb.
[N] _