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[Verse 1]

D           A          D   A
Blue Ridge Mountains, late September
           G                       E
Watch the clouds come and kiss the ground
D        A      D      A
Like an angel, I'm delivered
       G        E       A
I was lost but now I'm found
D          A      D       A
Bless the waters, bless the forest
D           G                 E
Bless the springtime, so long ago
D          A            D        A
Bless the daughters of all the fathers
           G      E        A
Bless the way we all grow old

[Chorus]

D                      A
When the clouds come, take the mountains
Dbm                                 D
It's 'cause there's nowhere else to go
Bm                   E
When the rain pours like a fountain
G               E              D
Feels like I'm up against the ropes
           Bm
And if my life's a one-way ticket
E                           D   E  A
Then I know which way I'll go, oh

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 2]

D            A       D       A
Well, I was walking with my father
D    A           G      E
Just beneath the harvest moon
D              A
And he said, "My son, you must live quickly
             G      E       A
'Cause your time is coming soon"

[Chorus]

D                      A
When the clouds come, take the mountains
Dbm                                 D
It's 'cause there's nowhere else to go
Bm                   E
When the rain pours like a fountain
G               E              D
Feels like I'm up against the ropes
           Bm
And if my life's a one-way ticket
E                           D   E  A
Then I know which way I'll go, oh