Rocky Mountain Time Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Gb
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db] Stations [Ab] empty, [Eb] trains are [Ab] all gone
[Db] Reached in [Ab] the park, [Eb] waited [Ab] to dawn
[Db] Rock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad
[Ab] tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Eb] for a quarter, one [Ab] for a dime
[Db] I'll bet tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain
[Db] Walked in [Ab] the restaurant [Eb] for something [Ab] to do
[Db] Waitress [Ab] yelled at me, [Eb] so did [Ab] the food
[Db] And the water [Ab] tastes funny [Eb] when you're far from [Ab] your home
[Db] But it's only [Eb] the thirst that hungered [Ab] her on
[Db] And the clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad [Ab] tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Ab] for a quarter, [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime
[Db] I'll bet tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain
[Gb] We'll build us a castle [Ab] on Main Street
[Gb] And pretend that we're down [Ab] on the farm
[Gb] Tell them we'll hold out as long as [Ab] we have to
[Bb] And we'll twist off each [Eb] other's arms
[Cm]
[Ab] Christ, I'm so [Db] mixed up and [Eb] lonely
[Ab]
[Eb] Can't [Db] even make friends with [Ab] my brain
Yeah, [Db] I'm too young [Eb] to be where I'm [Ab] going
But I'm too [Eb] old to go [Ab] back again
[Bb] [Db] Stations [Ab] empty, [Eb] trains [Ab] are all gone
[Bb] [Db]
Reached in the park, [Eb]
waited to dawn
[Db] The clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I [Ab] hummed the sax
And the wind whistled down the [F] railroad [Eb] tracks
Hey, [Db] three for [Ab] a quarter, [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime
[Db] I'll bet tomorrow by a [Eb] rockin' mountain
[Ab] By a [Eb]
rockin' mountain
[Ab] By [Eb] a rockin' mountain
By a rockin' [Ab] mountain
[Ab]
[Abm]
[Db] Reached in [Ab] the park, [Eb] waited [Ab] to dawn
[Db] Rock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad
[Ab] tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Eb] for a quarter, one [Ab] for a dime
[Db] I'll bet tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain
[Db] Walked in [Ab] the restaurant [Eb] for something [Ab] to do
[Db] Waitress [Ab] yelled at me, [Eb] so did [Ab] the food
[Db] And the water [Ab] tastes funny [Eb] when you're far from [Ab] your home
[Db] But it's only [Eb] the thirst that hungered [Ab] her on
[Db] And the clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad [Ab] tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Ab] for a quarter, [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime
[Db] I'll bet tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain
[Gb] We'll build us a castle [Ab] on Main Street
[Gb] And pretend that we're down [Ab] on the farm
[Gb] Tell them we'll hold out as long as [Ab] we have to
[Bb] And we'll twist off each [Eb] other's arms
[Cm]
[Ab] Christ, I'm so [Db] mixed up and [Eb] lonely
[Ab]
[Eb] Can't [Db] even make friends with [Ab] my brain
Yeah, [Db] I'm too young [Eb] to be where I'm [Ab] going
But I'm too [Eb] old to go [Ab] back again
[Bb] [Db] Stations [Ab] empty, [Eb] trains [Ab] are all gone
[Bb] [Db]
Reached in the park, [Eb]
waited to dawn
[Db] The clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I [Ab] hummed the sax
And the wind whistled down the [F] railroad [Eb] tracks
Hey, [Db] three for [Ab] a quarter, [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime
[Db] I'll bet tomorrow by a [Eb] rockin' mountain
[Ab] By a [Eb]
rockin' mountain
[Ab] By [Eb] a rockin' mountain
By a rockin' [Ab] mountain
[Ab]
[Abm]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Db
Gb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ Stations [Ab] empty, _ _ [Eb] trains are [Ab] all gone
_ [Db] Reached in [Ab] the park, _ [Eb] waited [Ab] to dawn
_ [Db] Rock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad _
[Ab] _ tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Eb] for a quarter, _ one [Ab] for a dime
_ [Db] I'll bet _ tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Walked in [Ab] the restaurant [Eb] for something [Ab] to do _
[Db] _ Waitress [Ab] yelled at me, [Eb] so did [Ab] the food
[Db] And the water [Ab] tastes funny [Eb] when you're far from [Ab] your home
[Db] But it's only [Eb] the thirst that hungered [Ab] her on
[Db] And the clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad _ [Ab] _ tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Ab] for a quarter, [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime _
[Db] I'll bet _ tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] We'll build us a castle [Ab] on Main Street
_ _ [Gb] And pretend that we're down [Ab] on the farm
_ _ [Gb] Tell them we'll hold out as long as [Ab] we have to
_ _ [Bb] And we'll twist off each _ [Eb] other's _ arms _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Christ, I'm so [Db] mixed up and [Eb] lonely
_ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] Can't [Db] even _ make friends with [Ab] my brain
_ _ Yeah, [Db] I'm too young [Eb] to be where I'm [Ab] going
_ _ _ But I'm too _ [Eb] old to go [Ab] back again _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Db] Stations [Ab] empty, _ _ [Eb] _ trains [Ab] are all gone
_ [Bb] _ [Db] _
Reached in the park, _ _ [Eb]
waited to dawn _
[Db] The clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I [Ab] hummed the sax
And the wind whistled down the [F] railroad [Eb] tracks
_ Hey, [Db] three for [Ab] a quarter, _ [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime
_ [Db] I'll bet _ tomorrow by a [Eb] rockin' mountain
[Ab] By a [Eb]
rockin' mountain
[Ab] _ By [Eb] a rockin' mountain
By a rockin' [Ab] mountain _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ Stations [Ab] empty, _ _ [Eb] trains are [Ab] all gone
_ [Db] Reached in [Ab] the park, _ [Eb] waited [Ab] to dawn
_ [Db] Rock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad _
[Ab] _ tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Eb] for a quarter, _ one [Ab] for a dime
_ [Db] I'll bet _ tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Walked in [Ab] the restaurant [Eb] for something [Ab] to do _
[Db] _ Waitress [Ab] yelled at me, [Eb] so did [Ab] the food
[Db] And the water [Ab] tastes funny [Eb] when you're far from [Ab] your home
[Db] But it's only [Eb] the thirst that hungered [Ab] her on
[Db] And the clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I hummed [Ab] the sax
[Db] And the wind whistled down [Eb] the railroad _ [Ab] _ tracks
[Db] Hey, three [Ab] for a quarter, [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime _
[Db] I'll bet _ tomorrow [Eb] by a rockin' [Ab] mountain _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] We'll build us a castle [Ab] on Main Street
_ _ [Gb] And pretend that we're down [Ab] on the farm
_ _ [Gb] Tell them we'll hold out as long as [Ab] we have to
_ _ [Bb] And we'll twist off each _ [Eb] other's _ arms _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ Christ, I'm so [Db] mixed up and [Eb] lonely
_ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] Can't [Db] even _ make friends with [Ab] my brain
_ _ Yeah, [Db] I'm too young [Eb] to be where I'm [Ab] going
_ _ _ But I'm too _ [Eb] old to go [Ab] back again _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Db] Stations [Ab] empty, _ _ [Eb] _ trains [Ab] are all gone
_ [Bb] _ [Db] _
Reached in the park, _ _ [Eb]
waited to dawn _
[Db] The clock played [Ab] drum, [Eb] and I [Ab] hummed the sax
And the wind whistled down the [F] railroad [Eb] tracks
_ Hey, [Db] three for [Ab] a quarter, _ [Eb] one [Ab] for a dime
_ [Db] I'll bet _ tomorrow by a [Eb] rockin' mountain
[Ab] By a [Eb]
rockin' mountain
[Ab] _ By [Eb] a rockin' mountain
By a rockin' [Ab] mountain _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _