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

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...