Alabama - Mountain Music

alabama’s “mountain music” , by randy owen

4/4 time

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[ chorus 1 ]
oh , [ A ] play me some mountain [ D ] music
like [ A ] grandma and grandpa used to play [ D ]
then i’ll [ A ] float on down the riv – [ D ] er
to a ca – [ E ] jun hidea – [ A ] way .

[ verse 1 ]
[ A ] drift away like tom [ D ] sawyer
ride a raft [ A ] with ol’ huck [ D ] finn
take a nap [ A ] like rip van winkle ,
daze [ G ] dreamin’ A – [ E ] gain .

[ chorus 2 ]
oh , [ A ] play me some mountain [ D ] music
like [ A ] grandma and grandpa used to play [ D ]
then i’ll [ A ] float on down the riv – [ D ] er
to a ca – [ Bm ] jun hidea – [ E ] way .

( guitar solo )

[ verse 2 ]
[ A ] swim across the [ D ] river
just to prove [ A ] that i’m A [ D ] man
spend the day [ A ] bein’ lazy [ D ]
just [ G ] bein’ nature’s [ E ] friend

[ verse 2 ]
[ A ] climb a long tall [ D ] hick’ry
bend it over , [ A ] skinnin’ cats [ D ]
playin’ [ A ] baseball with chert rocks [ D ]
usin’ [ G ] sawmill slabs for [ E ] bats

[ bridge ]
play some [ A ] back – home come – on [ D ] music
that [ A ] comes from the heart [ D ]
play [ A ] something with lots of feel – [ D ] in’
’cause that’s where [ Bm ] music has to [ E ] start .

[ chorus ]
oh , [ A ] play me some mountain [ D ] music
like [ A ] grandma and grandpa used to play [ D ]
then i’ll [ A ] float on down the riv – [ D ] er
to a ca – [ Bm ] jun hidea – [ E ] way aay – aay – aaaiiiaay .

[ chorus 1 ]
oh , [ A ] play me some mountain [ D ] music
like [ A ] grandma and grandpa used to play [ D ]
then i’ll [ A ] float on down the riv – [ D ] er
to a ca – [ E ] jun hidea – [ A ] way .