A Campfire Song
10,000 Maniacs • Key:
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A Campfire Song
10,000 Maniacs
#From: "Ben Weiss" <weis0010@gold.tc.umn.edu>
INTRO:
G
D/F#
Em
D
C
...
D
G
G
A lie to say "
D
Oh, my mountain has
Em
coal veins and beds to
C
dig
G
Five hundred
D
men with axes and
C
they all dig for
D
me"
#(same chords)
A lie to say "Oh, my river where many fish do swim
Half of your catch is mine when you haul your nets in"
CHORUS:
Oh no,
C
never will he be
G
lieve that his
C
greed is a
G
blinding
D
ray
No
C
devil or re
G
deemer will
C
cheat him
He'll take his
G
gold to where he's
Em
lying
D
cold (First ending:
C
D
G
)
A lie to say "Oh, my mine gave a diamond big as a fist"
But for every gem in his pocket, the jewels he has missed
A lie to say "Oh, my garden is growing taller by the day"
He only eats the best and tosses the rest away
CHORUS: end with
C
Six
D
deep in the
G
grave
SOLO:
Dsus4
D
Cmaj9
Dsus4
BRIDGE:
His
C
oldest pain and
Gmaj9
fear in
G/B
life
C
There'll
D
not be time
(Something is out of reach, something he wanted)
His
C
oldest pain and
Gmaj9
fear in
G/B
life
C
There'll
D
not be time
(Something is out of reach, he's being taunted)
Oh
C
no,
Gmaj9
G/B
hey
C
hey,
G
C
(Something is out of reach, that he can't beg or steal)
D
Nor can he
G
buy
A lie to say "Oh, my forest has trees that block the sun
And when I cut them down I don't answer to anyone"
CHORUS, then repeat chorus chords with "La la la..."
ENDING:
Em
Lonely,
D
lonely,
C
lonely,
D
lonely
G
man
Speed