The
mountain’s high (US 2, 1961)
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Bm - D - Bm
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Bm
1. The mountain's
high and the valley's so deep,
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can't get across to the other side.
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Bm
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Bm
2. Don't
you give up, baby, don't you cry.
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Bm D
Bm D - Bm - D - Bm
Don't you
give up til I reach the other side.
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Bm
3. I was lonely,
baby, I couldn't sleep,
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- D
Bm - D - Bm - D - Bm
the night they took you
from my side.
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A
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G A G
A
+ I was a lonely soul until you became my goal.
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A
And then I
saw the spark of love,
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and then the stars fell from up above, oh, yeah !
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4. I know
someday we will meet again,
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Bm D
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but I don't know ex….actly where
or when.
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But, baby,
if fate has it's
way,
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Bm - D
we'll meet again some other day.
(orig. moves up
half a step to capo 4th here) + D
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D Bm
5. The mountain's high and the valley's so deep,
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can't get across to the other side.
+ D -
Bm
D Bm
- D Bm
6. Don't you
give up, baby, don't you cry !
D
Bm -
D Bm D
- Bm - D - Bm
Don't you
give up til I reach the other side.
D Bm
+ Yoo-hoo, yoo-hoo ! (4x) ….
(orig. =
capo 3rd) (Dick & Dee Dee)