I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain

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Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 23:56:28 -0500
From: Dann Butterfield 

 
Subject: CRD: 'I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain' by Tim Buckley

I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
(Buckley)

TIM BUCKLEY
From Goodbye And Hello, 1967

The recording is capoed at the first fret:
actual is: 
 Eb 
 C# 
 Ab 
 F#

Listen to the song for the rhythm, because the chord changes
aren't precise. It's fairly simple, you'll be able figure most
of it out.


 D
O I never asked to be your mountain
  
 C
I never asked to fly
  
 D
Remember when you came to me
    
 C
And told me of his lies
    
 D
You didn't understand my love
    
 C
You don't know why I try
        
 D
And the rain was falling on that day
    
 C
And damn the reason why

    
 D
The Flying Pisces sails for time
    
 C
And tells me of my child

 D
Wrapped in bitter tales and heartache
   
 C
He begs for just a smile
     
 D
O he never asked to be her mountain
   
 C
He never asked to fly
    
 D
And through his eye he comes his love
    
 C
And tells her not to cry

    
 D
She says, "Your scoundrel father flies
       
 C
With a dancer called a queen
    
 D
And with her stolen cards he plays
    
 C
And laughs, but never wins
      
 D
O the child dreams to be his hands
       
 C
In the counting of the rain
    
 D
But only barren breasts he feels
        
 C
For her milk will never drain


 G          
 F
As I die I can't remember

 G       
 F
Where I saw the rain
         
 G
Could it be that her laughter
         
 F
Drove me down again?
         
 G
Charming dancer will you stop,
         
 F
Stop and talk to me?
         
 G
Is there someone else you feel
        
 F
In your dreams? you will, you see:

 G
In midnight gazes
     
 F
I've found you far from me
       
 G
If you lead me on
       
 F
Please leave me down

  
 G
O Flying Flying Fish
       
 F
Please flutter by my door
    
 G
Yes you can drink my lies
   
 F
If first you read my eyes:

 G
Each one is titled
     
 F
"I'm drowning back to you";

 G
I can't swim your waters
    
 F
And you can't walk my lands:
    
 G
I'm sailing all my sins
        
 F
And I'm climbing all my fears
                  
 D   
 C  
 D  
 C
And soon now I'll fly

  
 D
O I never asked to be your mountain
  
 C
I never asked to fly
  
 D
Remember when you came to me
    
 C
And told me of his lies
    
 D
You didn't understand my love
    
 C
You don't know why I try
        
 D
And the rain was falling on that day
    
 C
And that's the reason why

      
 D
Sweet lover, will you come back
    
 C
And love me for a while?

 D
Please take my hand
      
 C
Leave all your fears behind
          
 D
I've been gone too long
        
 C
Now I'm home to stay

 D
Please don't leave me
 
 C
Again this way

 D               
 C
Don't leave me again this way...

 D       
 C         
 D
Sweet lover....O please...

 C           
 D          
 C                      
 D
O please....O please...please.... please come home...
            
 C
Please come home...

etc., etc...