AEC#mBDAF#mF#mDAAEGD
[Verse 1]
AEC#mB
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
DAF#m
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
DAAEGD
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?
[Chorus]
CGDA
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
GDDACG
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
CGEmFC
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
FCG
Ohh, life is better there
[Instrumental]
AEC#mBDAF#mDAAEGDCGDAGDDACGCGEmFCFCG
[Verse 2]
AEC#mB
It's a lonely road to travel on
DAF#m
But I've stood here waiting much too long
DAAEGD
And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on
[Chorus]
CGDA
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver headed east bound on the track
GDDACG
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and trying to get back
CGEmFC
To that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
FCG
Ohh, life is better there
[Instrumental]
AEC#mBDAF#mDAAEGDCGDAGDDACGCGEmFCFCG
[Verse 3]
AEC#mB
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
DAF#m
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
DAAEGD
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?
[Chorus]
CGDA
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
GDDACG
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
CGEmFC
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
FCG
Ohh, life is better there
FCG
Ohh, life is better there
FCG
Ohh, life is better there
FCG
Ohh, life is better there
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Song: 40 Miles from Denver
Artist: Yonder Mountain String Band
Tuning: Standard (capo 2)
Tab by: Heath Moore
[Notes]
- The intro tab is an approximation. It attempts to bring in the melody
of the banjo solo. Though the rhythm guitar seems to play 'G D Bm A',
it doesn't fit well for incorporating the melody, so I use "G D Em D'.
- Instrumental sections use "Verse + Chorus" chord sequence
[Intro]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
GDEmE|-----------------3---3-----3-3-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------3---3-----3-3---3---3-------3---0---------------|
G|-----------------0---0-----0-0---2---2---0h2-2---0---0-----0-----|
D|-----0---0---2p0-0---------------0---------------2---0h2---0h2---|
A|-----------------2-------------------------------2---------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------0---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
DCGEmE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---------------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|-2---2---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|-0---0---------------2---0h2---------0-------0-------2---0h2-----|
A|---------0---2---3-----------------------0h2---------------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
EmCGGDE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------1-------1-------0-------0---0-------3-------|
G|-----0---------------0-------0-------0-------0---0-------2-------|
D|-----2---------------2---0h2---------0-------0---0-------0-------|
A|---------0---2---3-----------------------2p0-----2-------0-------|
E|-0-------------------------------3---------------3-------2-------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
FCCE|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1-1-1---1---1---1-1-1---1---1---1-1-1---|
G|-2---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---|
D|-3---3---3-3-3---2---0h2-2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2---|
A|-3---------------3---------------3---------------|
E|-1-----------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
GDBmACGEmEmCGGDFC
[Verse 1]
GDBmA
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
CGEm
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
CGGDFC
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?
[Chorus]
BbFCG
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
FCCGBbF
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
BbFDmEbBb
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
EbBbF
Ohh, life is better there
[Instrumental]
GDBmACGEmCGGDFCBbFCGFCCGBbFBbFDmEbBbEbBbF
[Verse 2]
GDBmA
It's a lonely road to travel on
CGEm
But I've stood here waiting much too long
CGGDFC
And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on
[Chorus]
BbFCG
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver headed east bound on the track
FCCGBbF
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and trying to get back
BbFDmEbBb
To that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
EbBbF
Ohh, life is better there
[Instrumental]
GDBmACGEmCGGDFCBbFCGFCCGBbFBbFDmEbBbEbBbF
[Verse 3]
GDBmA
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
CGEm
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
CGGDFC
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?
[Chorus]
BbFCG
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
FCCGBbF
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
BbFDmEbBb
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
EbBbF
Ohh, life is better there
EbBbF
Ohh, life is better there
EbBbF
Ohh, life is better there
EbBbF
Ohh, life is better there