Chords for Dorothy Baker - I'm The Girl From Wolverton Mountain 1962 ( W&G ) WG-S-1498.wmv
Tempo:
159.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Em]
Yes, [Bb] I'm the girl from [Dm] Wolverton Mountain [F]
I wish some would make [Bb] me their wife
Kind, healthy and lovesome on Wolverton Mountain [F]
When your daddy's hand with a [Bb] gun and knife
They said [F] my lips were sweeter [C] than [G] honey [Bb]
But how do [C] they know when no one's made the [F] dare?
[E] I hate the [Bb] bears and the birds on Wolverton [F] Mountain They tell my dad and it [Bb] just ain't fair
[C]
Many a lad has tried to climb [G] this mountain But they never seem to reach [C] the top
Clifton Flowers is always [G] there to meet them His gun and knife brings them to [C] a stop
They said [G] my lips were sweeter than honey But how do [D] they know when no one's made [G] the dare?
I hate the bears [C] and the birds on [G] Wolverton Mountain They tell my daddy and it just [C] ain't fair
[F]
[Bb]
Yes, I'm the girl from [F] Wolverton Mountain And if things don't change, I'll be an old maid all [Bb] my life
But I keep hoping [F] someone will climb this mountain And take me to the valley to [Bb] be his wife
They said [F] my lips were sweeter [Bb] than honey But how do [C] they know when no one's made [F] the dare?
I hate the bears [Bb] and the birds on [F] Wolverton Mountain They tell my daddy and it [Bb] just ain't fair
[F] There'll be somebody who really loves me And [Bb] he'll climb up on that mountain
He [F] won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna climb up on that mountain
[F] He won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna
[Bb] [Em]
Yes, [Bb] I'm the girl from [Dm] Wolverton Mountain [F]
I wish some would make [Bb] me their wife
Kind, healthy and lovesome on Wolverton Mountain [F]
When your daddy's hand with a [Bb] gun and knife
They said [F] my lips were sweeter [C] than [G] honey [Bb]
But how do [C] they know when no one's made the [F] dare?
[E] I hate the [Bb] bears and the birds on Wolverton [F] Mountain They tell my dad and it [Bb] just ain't fair
[C]
Many a lad has tried to climb [G] this mountain But they never seem to reach [C] the top
Clifton Flowers is always [G] there to meet them His gun and knife brings them to [C] a stop
They said [G] my lips were sweeter than honey But how do [D] they know when no one's made [G] the dare?
I hate the bears [C] and the birds on [G] Wolverton Mountain They tell my daddy and it just [C] ain't fair
[F]
[Bb]
Yes, I'm the girl from [F] Wolverton Mountain And if things don't change, I'll be an old maid all [Bb] my life
But I keep hoping [F] someone will climb this mountain And take me to the valley to [Bb] be his wife
They said [F] my lips were sweeter [Bb] than honey But how do [C] they know when no one's made [F] the dare?
I hate the bears [Bb] and the birds on [F] Wolverton Mountain They tell my daddy and it [Bb] just ain't fair
[F] There'll be somebody who really loves me And [Bb] he'll climb up on that mountain
He [F] won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna climb up on that mountain
[F] He won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna
Key:
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_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Yes, [Bb] I'm the girl _ _ from [Dm] Wolverton Mountain _ [F] _
_ I wish some would make [Bb] me their _ wife _
Kind, healthy and _ lovesome _ on Wolverton _ Mountain [F] _
When your daddy's hand _ with a [Bb] gun and knife _ _
They said [F] my lips _ _ were sweeter [C] than [G] honey _ [Bb] _
But how do [C] they know _ when no one's made the [F] _ dare? _
[E] I hate the [Bb] bears and the birds _ _ _ on Wolverton [F] _ Mountain _ They tell my dad _ and it [Bb] just ain't fair
_ [C] _ _
_ Many a lad has tried to climb [G] this _ mountain _ _ But they never _ _ seem to reach [C] the _ _ top _
_ Clifton Flowers is always [G] there to meet _ _ them His gun and knife _ brings them to [C] a stop _ _ _
They said [G] my lips _ _ _ were sweeter than _ honey _ But how do [D] they _ know when no one's made [G] the _ _ dare?
I hate the bears [C] and the birds _ _ on [G] Wolverton Mountain _ They tell my _ daddy _ and it just [C] ain't fair
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I'm the girl _ _ _ from [F] Wolverton _ Mountain _ And if things don't change, I'll be an old maid all [Bb] my _ life _
But I keep hoping [F] _ someone will climb this mountain _ _ And take me to the valley _ _ to [Bb] be his wife _ _ _
They said [F] my lips _ _ _ were sweeter [Bb] than _ honey _ But how do [C] they know when no one's made [F] the dare?
_ I hate the bears [Bb] and the birds _ _ on [F] Wolverton Mountain _ _ They tell my _ daddy _ and it [Bb] just ain't fair _ _
[F] There'll be somebody who really loves me And [Bb] he'll climb up on that mountain
He [F] won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna climb up on that mountain
[F] He won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Yes, [Bb] I'm the girl _ _ from [Dm] Wolverton Mountain _ [F] _
_ I wish some would make [Bb] me their _ wife _
Kind, healthy and _ lovesome _ on Wolverton _ Mountain [F] _
When your daddy's hand _ with a [Bb] gun and knife _ _
They said [F] my lips _ _ were sweeter [C] than [G] honey _ [Bb] _
But how do [C] they know _ when no one's made the [F] _ dare? _
[E] I hate the [Bb] bears and the birds _ _ _ on Wolverton [F] _ Mountain _ They tell my dad _ and it [Bb] just ain't fair
_ [C] _ _
_ Many a lad has tried to climb [G] this _ mountain _ _ But they never _ _ seem to reach [C] the _ _ top _
_ Clifton Flowers is always [G] there to meet _ _ them His gun and knife _ brings them to [C] a stop _ _ _
They said [G] my lips _ _ _ were sweeter than _ honey _ But how do [D] they _ know when no one's made [G] the _ _ dare?
I hate the bears [C] and the birds _ _ on [G] Wolverton Mountain _ They tell my _ daddy _ and it just [C] ain't fair
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Yes, I'm the girl _ _ _ from [F] Wolverton _ Mountain _ And if things don't change, I'll be an old maid all [Bb] my _ life _
But I keep hoping [F] _ someone will climb this mountain _ _ And take me to the valley _ _ to [Bb] be his wife _ _ _
They said [F] my lips _ _ _ were sweeter [Bb] than _ honey _ But how do [C] they know when no one's made [F] the dare?
_ I hate the bears [Bb] and the birds _ _ on [F] Wolverton Mountain _ _ They tell my _ daddy _ and it [Bb] just ain't fair _ _
[F] There'll be somebody who really loves me And [Bb] he'll climb up on that mountain
He [F] won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna climb up on that mountain
[F] He won't care about Clifton Flowers He's [Bb] gonna_ _ _ _ _ _