Misty Mountain
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Intro: F G Am (4x) F
G Am
Off the Misty Mountain
F G Am
Wild flowers bind the ground
F G Am
Down by the rushing river
F G Am
Force will wear those boulders down
F G Am
Me, I'm underneath my covers
F G Am
Me, I'm trapped inside my brain
F G Am
While up above the Misty Mountain
F G Am
Up above the rushing river
F G Am
Up above the bed of longing
F G Am -pause-
The eagle takes the wind
[Refrão]
C G F
The eagle takes the wind, my friend
C
You know, the eagle takes the wind
G F
It makes me think of this my friend
G Am
Where does the eagle live in me?
Instrumental: F G Am (4x)
F G Am
I go crawling through this city
F G Am
I say this city will be my home
F G Am
I say, "Woman you are halfway pretty"
F G Am
"May, you never be alone"
F G Am
Be it scorn or be it favour
F G Am
Be it but a moment gone
F G Am
But I stood before the mirror
F G Am
Like an open-ended cavern
F G Am
Like a breath held in, inhaled holding
F G Am -pause-
And I barely knew my name
[Refrão]
C G F
I barely knew my name, my friend
C
I barely knew my name
G F
It makes me think of this my friend
G Am
Where do I live in me?
Instrumental: F G Am (4x)
Bridge:
F G Am
It's a planet of resistance
F G Am
And a whirling flame of choice
F G Am
Are you my comrades in persistence?
F G Am
I swear to know us by our voice
F G Am
But though we lay down in dusty caverns
F G Am
We are ragged as a scar
F G Am
And when we rest, our eyes stay open
F G Am -pause-
We are always off to war
[Refrão]
C G F
We're always off to war, my friend
C
You know, we're always off to war
G F
It makes me think of this my friend
G Am
Where can the quiet be?
Instrumental: F G Am (4x)
F G Am
But is it underneath my covers?
F G Am
Or trapped inside my brain?
F G Am
(Is it at the door?) The Misty Mountain
F G Am
(Is it at the door?) The rushing river
F G Am
Is it at the bar? The bed of roaming?
F G Am
Where the eagle takes the wind
F G Am
The eagle takes the wind
F G Am
The eagle takes the wind
OUTRO: F G Am (4x)
How to play Misty Mountain
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.