Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 23:56:28 -0500
From: Dann Butterfield
Subject: CRD: ‘I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain’ by Tim Buckley
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