Cobblestone
Mountain
(Steve Cash)
The Car Over The Lake Album, 1975
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are two acoustic guitars playing in this song - both of them are finger picking. I'll show ya the chords, but you have to figure out your own pickin' style. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.
Click here if you want only the lyrics.
THE CHORDS:
(each chord symbol receives 2 beats)
G G/B C G C G C G G/B G G/B
(GUITARS INTRO)
G G/B C G
cobblestone mountain it was made by hand
C G C G
from the magic and mortar of a cobblestone man
G G/B C G
cobblestone mountain it was laid by hand
C G C G
from the magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
C G C G
magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
G G/B C G
listen to me children here's a riddle and a rhyme
C G C G
bout a man who built a mountain that an angel couldn't climb
G G/B C G
he built it with the skill and the magic that he learned
C G C G
when he found the holy river and the river boat burned
G G/B C G
cobblestone mountain it was made by hand
C G C G
from the magic and mortar of a cobblestone man
G G/B C G
cobblestone mountain it was laid by hand
C G C G
from the magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
C G C G
magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
G G/B C G C G C G
G G/B C G G G G/B
(CELLO SOLO)
G G/B C G
listen to me children here's a word to the wise
C G C G
I got it from the man with the cobblestone eyes
G G/B C G
take it with a chuckle or a grain of salt
C G C G
but if the cobblestone buckles then it's all your own fault
G G/B C G
cobblestone mountain it was made by hand
C G C G
from the magic and mortar of a cobblestone man
G G/B C G
cobblestone mountain it was laid by hand
C G C G
from the magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
C G C G
magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
C G C G
magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
C G C G
magic and mortar in a cobblestone land
THE TAB:
G
1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| --------0-----------------------0
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3
G/B
1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| --------0-----------------------0
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| ---------------------------------
C
1 -|| --------0-----------------------0
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3--------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------
The bold notes indicate bass notes - try and play the appropriate one on beat one for each chord symbol.
TIPS:
Just in case you are wondering about the number of beats for the INTRO (22) and the CELLO SOLO (30) - hey, that's the way they wrote it, don't shoot the tabbist.... ;-}
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Try finger picking this song...
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Regarding the LYRICS... I think that every time 'mortar' is written, Cash is acutally singing 'the mortar'....
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Try using different (altered) fingerings for the G and C chords:
G
1 -|| ---------------------------------
2 -|| -----------------------4--------3
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3
C
1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3--------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------
For example, when playing these chords for the first two lines (and/or the the third and fourth lines) of each verse, play the bold 'C' chord below like the altered 'C' fingering.
G G/B C G
C G C G
Play around the with altered 'G' chord and learn if you want to use it here and there.....
I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics are copyright 1975, 1976 Steve
Cash
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 19 June 1997
Updated 20 June 1997
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