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40 Miles From Denver

Yonder Mountain String Band
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 It's a cold,  cold moon  out tonight
 And it's a cold,  cold point  on your knife
 Could I call  myself a man  if I left by  the morning  light?
 And I'd be 40  miles from Denver  when you woke  up all alone
 I'd be 40  miles from Denver  and three  days  from  my home
 In that cool  mountain air,  on an Appalachian  trail
 Ohh, life  is better  there
 It's a lonely road to travel on
 But I've stood here waiting much too long
 And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on
 And I'd be 40 miles from Denver headed east bound on the track
 I'd be 40 miles from Denver and trying to get back
 To that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
 Ohh, life is better there
 It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
 And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
 Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?
 And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
 I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
 In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
 Ohh, life is better there (4x)
the way I play it):
Em
e|-------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-0---------3-3------1----1--0---0--0----0--0-------|
G|-------0-0-0-0-2-2-0h2-2-0-0---0---2-2------0----0--0---0--0----0--0-------|
D|-0-0-2-0-------0---------2-0h2-0h2-0-0------2-0h2---0---0--2-0h2---2-------|
A|-------2-----------------2-------------0-2-3---------0h2-------------0-2---|
E|-------3-----------------0-------------------------3------0-------0--------|
C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1----1--0---0-0--3--1-------1--------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0--0---0-0--2--2-------0--------------------------------------------|
D|--2-0h2---0---0-0--0--3-strum-2-strum--------------------------------------|
A|-3---------2p0--------3-------3--------------------------------------------|
E|---------3------3--2--1----------------------------------------------------|
 It's a cold,  cold moon  out tonight
 And it's a cold,  cold point  on your knife
 Could I call  myself a man  if I left by  the morning  light?
 And I'd be 40  miles from Denver  when you woke  up all alone
 I'd be 40  miles from Denver  and three  days  from  my home
 In that cool  mountain air,  on an Appalachian  trail
 Ohh, life  is better  there
 etc.

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Readable chord sheet for 40 Miles From Denver by Yonder Mountain String Band

[A] [E] [Fm] [E]
[D] [A] [Fm] [Fm]
[D] [A] [A] [E] [G] [D]

It's a [A]cold, cold [E]moon out [Fm]tonight [E]
And it's a c[D]old, cold po[A]int on your k[Fm]nife
Could I c[D]all myself a [A]man if I l[A]eft [E]by the [G]morning l[D]ight?

And I'd be [C]40 miles from [G]Denver when you [D]woke up all [A]alone
I'd be [G]40 miles from [D]Denver and t[D]hree d[A]ays f[C]rom my [G]home
In that c[C]ool mountain a[G]ir, on an A[Em]ppalachian t[F]rai[C]l
Ohh, l[F]ife is [C]better t[G]here

It's a lonely road to travel on
But I've stood here waiting much too long
And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on

And I'd be 40 miles from Denver headed east bound on the track
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and trying to get back
To that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
Ohh, life is better there

It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?

And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
Ohh, life is better there (4x)

[G] [D] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [Em]
[C] [G] [G] [D] [F] [C]

the way I play it):
         [G]       [D]         [Em]        [D]        [C]      [G]       [Em]     [Em]
e|-------3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-0---------3-3------1----1--0---0--0----0--0-------|
G|-------0-0-0-0-2-2-0h2-2-0-0---0---2-2------0----0--0---0--0----0--0-------|
D|-0-0-2-0-------0---------2-0h2-0h2-0-0------2-0h2---0---0--2-0h2---2-------|
A|-------2-----------------2-------------0-2-3---------0h2-------------0-2---|
E|-------3-----------------0-------------------------3------0-------0--------|

    [C]      [G]      [G]  [D]  [F]       [C]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1----1--0---0-0--3--1-------1--------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0--0---0-0--2--2-------0--------------------------------------------|
D|--2-0h2---0---0-0--0--3-strum-2-strum--------------------------------------|
A|-3---------2p0--------3-------3--------------------------------------------|
E|---------3------3--2--1----------------------------------------------------|

It's a [G]cold, cold [D]moon out [Em]tonight [D]
And it's a c[C]old, cold po[G]int on your k[Em]nife
Could I c[C]all myself a [G]man if I l[G]eft [D]by the [F]morning l[C]ight?

And I'd be [Bb]40 miles from [F]Denver when you [C]woke up all [G]alone
I'd be [F]40 miles from [C]Denver and t[C]hree d[G]ays f[Bb]rom my [F]home
In that c[Bb]ool mountain a[F]ir, on an A[Dm]ppalachian t[Eb]rail[Bb]
Ohh, l[Eb]ife is b[Bb]etter the[F]re

etc.

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