Oh, (G)play me some moun tain (C)mu sic,
like (G)Grand ma and Grand pa used to (C)play.
Then I’ll (G)float
on down the (C)riv er
to a (D)Ca
jun hide a (G)way.
Drift a way
like Tom (C)Saw yer, ride a (G)raft
with ’ol Huck (C)Finn.
Take a (G)nap
like Rip Van (C)Win kle,
daze (F)dream
in’ a (D)gain.
Oh, (G)play me some moun tain (C)mu sic,
like (G)Grand ma and Grand pa used to (C)play.
Then I’ll (G)float
on down the (C)riv er
to a (Am)Ca
jun hide a (D)way.
(G)Swim
a cross the (C)riv er,
just to (G)prove
that I’m a (C)man.
Spend the (G)day
be in’ (C)la zy,
be us in’ (F)saw
in’ na ture’s (D)friend.
(G)Climb
a long, tall (C)hick ’ry.
Bend it (G)o
ver “skin nin’ (C)cats.”
Play in’ (G)base
ball with (C)chert rocks,
be us in’ (F)saw
mill slabs for (D)friend.
(D)bats.
Play some (G)back home,
come on (C)mu sic
that (G)comes
from the (C)heart.
Play (G)some thing with lots of (C)feel in’, ’cause that’s where (Am)mu
sic has to (D)start.
Oh, (G)play me some moun tain (C)mu sic,
like (G)Grand ma and Grand pa used to (C)play.
Then I’ll (G)float
on down the (C)riv er
to a (Am)Ca
jun hide a (D)way.
(G)play me some moun tain (C)mu sic,
like (G)Grand ma and Grand pa used to (C)play.
Then I’ll (G)float
on down the (C)riv er
to a (Am)Ca
jun hide a (D)way.
(D)way.
This page shows “Mountain Music” by Alabama in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 236 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.