Buckley Tim - I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain guitar chord

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: D# C# G# 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...