The Mountain
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[Intro]
Csus4
[Verse]
Csus4 Eb Bb
Moonlight shines brightly
Csus4 Eb Bb
Laying bare an unseen path
Csus4 Eb
Of hopes and dreams
Bb C5 C6 C7
That all had gone away
Csus4 Eb Bb Csus4
I've seen promise in the dawn
Eb Bb
Released from the shadows
Csus4 Eb Bb C5 C6 C7
I bathe in time we never had
[Chorus]
Csus4 Eb Bb
oo
Csus4 Eb
Walking up the mountain
Bb Csus4
Into the big red sun
Csus4 Eb Bb
oo
C5
[Verse]
Csus4 Eb Bb
I'll search far and wide
Csus4 Eb Bb
For all the keys
Csus4 F Eb C5 C6 C7
To my spirit's love for fire
[Chorus]
Csus4 Eb Bb
oo
Csus4 Eb
Climbing up the mountain
Bb Csus4
The secrets of the sun
Csus4 Eb Bb
oo
C5
Fall down
[Bridge]
Am E B G
oo
Ab Cm Bb F
oo
Am Em F C
oo
Ab Bb F
Am E B G
Danger, danger
Ab Cm Bb F
I'm falling down
Am Em
Wounds run deep
C D
I'm dying
Ab Bb F G
The end is drawing near
Am Am/B C
I, I did wrong
F Ab E
To stay here for so long
Am G/B C
For I, I have come
F C G
To sing the daemons' songs
I travel on
[Outro]
Csus4 Eb Bb
oo
Csus4 Eb
Standing on the mountain
Bb Csus4
Within the blood red sun
Eb Bb
oo
C5 Eb Bb Csus4 Eb Bb
I am fire, burning in the sky
Csus4 Bb
Standing on the mountain
Ab C5 E Ab G
Within the blood red sun
Csus4
How to play The Mountain
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Csus4. 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.