Cumberland
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Capo 4
C/G F
All of my friends said "What's out in Cumberland?"
C/G G
"Gonna get lonesome when you get out to Cumberland"
C/G F
"Stay in the city, boy, winter is a wonderland"
C/G G
They all mean well, I will remember them
C/G F C/G G
Oh boy gotta get yourself back to the country now, country now
C/G F C/G G C/G
Oh boy gotta get yourself back to the country now
C/G F
Wander through the holler, honey, wander through the glen
C/G G
Neighborly with fiddleheads, copperheads, and moccasins
C/G F
Build a little cabin, honey, throw a window in
C/G G
Watch the breeze blowin' through the hickories and dandellins’
C/G F C/G G
Oh boy get yourself back to the country now, country now
C/G F C/G G C/G
Oh boy gotta get yourself back to the country now
C/G (mute) C/G F C/G
If you get there before I do
C/G (mute) C/G F C/G
Tell everybody I'm a 'coming too
C/G G C/G F C/G G C/G
C/G F
I know a pretty girl, she's the prettiest there's ever been
C/G G
Wild as a weed, sweeter than a mandolin
C/G Fsus2
I ain't a handsome man but I bet she'd take me as I am
C/G G
I haven't met her yet but I bet she lives in Cumberland
C/G F C/G G
Oh boy get yourself back to the country now, country now
C/G F C/G G C/G
Oh boy gotta get yourself back to the country now
C/G F
So before you start talkin' 'bout the wonders of the world again
C/G G
The Taj Mahal, the Great Wall, the places that I never been
C/G F
Take a little drive, take a little trip to heaven and
C/G G
Wonder for a while if it's paradise or Cumberland
C/G F C/G G
Oh boy get yourself back to the country now, country now
C/G F C/G G C/G
Oh boy gotta get yourself back to the country now
C/G F C/G G
Oh boy gotta get yourself back to the country now, country now
C/G F C/G G C/G
Oh boy gotta get yourself back to the country now
C/G F C/G G C/G
How to play Cumberland
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C/G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.