Chords for The Gibson Brothers - They Called It Music
Tempo:
107.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Go on.
[F#] Go on.
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D] We went up on the mountain to hear the [G] old man play
[A] and everything about him was steeped in the [D] old time away.
The sound he made was stirring, it was magic, [G] it was fun.
[A] When asked what it was called back then,
smiled [D] and said some [A] call it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
It [A] was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison cells [A] behind battle lines.
They [D] called it music.
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
Our father's fiddled tunes on [G] Saturdays in town.
[A] Stayed in our heads and hearts all week
till it [D] came back around.
I swear their goals are with me.
I can feel them when [G] I play.
[A] It wasn't all about the money like [D] it is today.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines.
They [D] called it music.
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [A]
[D]
Oh, you didn't need to read a word to [G] memorize a hymn.
[A] Way down in your soul, you know, see it's [D] all within.
There's a power in those old songs.
[Am] I hope we'll [G] never fade.
[A] So love them like your children
and don't let them get [D] away.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[E] it [G] was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines.
They called [D] it music.
[G] [A]
[D]
[Dm] [Am]
[F#] Go on.
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D] We went up on the mountain to hear the [G] old man play
[A] and everything about him was steeped in the [D] old time away.
The sound he made was stirring, it was magic, [G] it was fun.
[A] When asked what it was called back then,
smiled [D] and said some [A] call it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
It [A] was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison cells [A] behind battle lines.
They [D] called it music.
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
Our father's fiddled tunes on [G] Saturdays in town.
[A] Stayed in our heads and hearts all week
till it [D] came back around.
I swear their goals are with me.
I can feel them when [G] I play.
[A] It wasn't all about the money like [D] it is today.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines.
They [D] called it music.
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
[G] [A]
[D]
Oh, you didn't need to read a word to [G] memorize a hymn.
[A] Way down in your soul, you know, see it's [D] all within.
There's a power in those old songs.
[Am] I hope we'll [G] never fade.
[A] So love them like your children
and don't let them get [D] away.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[E] it [G] was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines.
They called [D] it music.
[G] [A]
[D]
[Dm] [Am]
Key:
D
A
G
Am
E
D
A
G
_ Go on.
[F#] Go on.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] We went up on the mountain to hear the [G] old man play
_ _ [A] and everything about him was steeped in the [D] old time away. _
The sound he made was stirring, it was magic, [G] it was fun.
_ [A] When asked what it was called back then,
smiled [D] and said some [A] call it music.
_ And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
It [A] was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison cells [A] behind battle lines.
_ _ They [D] called it music. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Our father's fiddled tunes on [G] Saturdays in town.
_ [A] Stayed in our heads and hearts all week
till it [D] came back around. _
I swear their goals are with me.
I can feel them when [G] I play.
_ [A] It wasn't all about the money like [D] it is today.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines.
_ They [D] called it music. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, you didn't need to read a word to [G] memorize a hymn.
_ [A] Way down in your soul, you know, see it's [D] all within. _
There's a power in those old songs.
[Am] I hope we'll [G] never fade.
_ [A] So love them like your children
and don't let them get [D] away.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[E] it [G] was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines. _ _
They called [D] it music. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _
[F#] Go on.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] We went up on the mountain to hear the [G] old man play
_ _ [A] and everything about him was steeped in the [D] old time away. _
The sound he made was stirring, it was magic, [G] it was fun.
_ [A] When asked what it was called back then,
smiled [D] and said some [A] call it music.
_ And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
It [A] was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison cells [A] behind battle lines.
_ _ They [D] called it music. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Our father's fiddled tunes on [G] Saturdays in town.
_ [A] Stayed in our heads and hearts all week
till it [D] came back around. _
I swear their goals are with me.
I can feel them when [G] I play.
_ [A] It wasn't all about the money like [D] it is today.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[G] it was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines.
_ They [D] called it music. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, you didn't need to read a word to [G] memorize a hymn.
_ [A] Way down in your soul, you know, see it's [D] all within. _
There's a power in those old songs.
[Am] I hope we'll [G] never fade.
_ [A] So love them like your children
and don't let them get [D] away.
[A] They called it music.
And the church house and the fields,
[E] it [G] was honest, it was simple,
[D] and it helped the hard times heal.
[A] It was music.
They sang it deep down in the mines
[G] and dark and lonesome prison [A] cells behind battle lines. _ _
They called [D] it music. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _