Blue Ridge Mountains Chords

Capo 6th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Dm7 A -000213

Dm7 B -003210

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The strumming pattern throughout is pretty basic. I think the slow intro

(and outro) is actually on mandolin, but you can easily play it on guitar if

you wanna play the song solo, maybe strumming softly with your thumb, then

switch to a pick when it gets fast.

As a brief note to avoid confusion, I put the chords to play *under* the

corresponding lyrics, *not* over.

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Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13

Light up with me my dear,

Dm7Light Dm13up. Dm7 B Dm13

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13

Dm7 A Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13 Dm7 A Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13 Dm7

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Then things speed up for the verse and continue the same Dm chord pattern

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Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13 x2

My brother where do you intend to go tonight?

Dm7I heard that you Dm13missed your conDm7nectBing flight, Dm13

ToDm7 the blue ridgeDm13 mountains, over nDm7ear BTennesseeDm13.

Gm7

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13

You're ever welcome with me any time you like,

Dm7Let's drive to theDm13 country side, lDm7eaveB behind some gDm13reen-eyed look-a-likes,

So no Dm7one gets worrDm13ied, no. Dm7 B Dm13 Gm7

So no one gets worried, no. Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13

Gm7 Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 B Dm13

But Sean don't get callous,

I'm Gm7sure it'll be fDm7ine.

I loGm7ve you, I love youDm7,

OhCadd9 brother of A♯mine.

Am11

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Then a Bb chord is strummed for awhile while the piano and mandolin do their

thing

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In the quivering forest,

Where tA♯he shivering dog rests,

I will do Cadd9it grandfather,

Wilt toA♯ wood and end.

And the FM13river got frozen,

And the A♯hole got snowed in,

And nearCadd9 the moon glow ride,

TillA♯ the morning light.

FM13

Terrible am I child?

A♯Even if you don'tCadd9 mind,

A♯In the quivering forCadd9est,

Where tA♯he shivering dog rests,

I will do Cadd9it grandfather,

Wilt toA♯ wood and end.

And the FM13river got frozen,

And the A♯hole got snowed in,

And nearCadd9 the moon glow ride,

TillA♯ the morning light.

FM13

Terrible am I child?

A♯Even if you don'tCadd9 mind,

A♯No Cadd9

A♯ Cadd9

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Then it plays the slow intro again

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And that's it! Definitely not your typical folk song, but once you get over

the weird chords it's not too hard. Good luck! This took a lot of work, so

you best appreciate it! It's a beautiful song (as all of Fleet Foxes' songs

are) and is very fun to play once you get it down.