Hootie And The Blowfish - Desert Mountain Showdown

nice bluegrass – ish tune from the ’musical chairs’ album for all redneck wannabes out there
album track is played relatively slow but live they turn it up several notches . best to
slow and work your speed up . listen to the track for the timing .

during the chorus and bridge there are some minor steel guitar licks mixed with the
and violin but i havent put them on here . they are relatively simple ( 3 – 4 notes just as the
riff ends ) so if someone wants to add them later then feel free . alternatively
you can just ’wing it’ like i tend to do .

main riff :

G F C G
E : – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 0 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B : – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G : – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – 4 – – 2 – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D : – – – – – 0h2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 0h2 – – – – – 3 – – 2 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A : – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – 3 – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E : – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – x – – 0 – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

chorus chords : Am C G

verse 1 – play main riff throughout
– – – – – – –

robin , robin in the tree
wont you come down here and rescue me
cause theres someplace else i gotta be
and you can stand in for me for a while
come on now hurry down
no time to play around
i need someone to walk this mile
she jumped and said like a child

chorus 1
– – – – – – – – –

Am C G ( main riff )
love is gone but now i see
Am C
you’ve got to capture me to set me free

verse 2 – main riff throughout
– – – – – – – –

miss mina came to me in a dream
she said , boy come and walk with me
theres someplace else ive gotta see
so we strolled along the mountain high
she called me boy my friend
and i wondered if or even when
id see greta and my rose again
the time has come for dealing

chorus 2 :
– – – – – – – – – –

Am C G ( main riff )
lessons learned and now i see
Am C G ( main riff x 2 )
you’ve got to capture me to set me free

bridge
– – – – – – –

Am C G ( main riff )
and i flew on the wings of a bird
Am C ( main riff )
and i whispered names of girls i once knew
Am C ( main riff ) Am C
G
then she disappeared into a fallen stream

verse 1 ( just play the chords without the riff for this one G F C G )

chorus 1

chorus 2

end – main riff x 2