I went up to the moun tain
be cause er You (G)asked me to, tired,
up o ver the clouds ing
to where the sky was blue.
I could see all a round me,
ev er y (G)where, do.
I could see all
a round me,
ev er y where.
me to.
Some times I feel like
I’ve nev er been (G)noth ing but tired,
up and I’ll be walk ing
till the day I ex pire.
I could Some times I lay
down,
no more can (G)I do.
But then I go
on a gain
be cause You ask me to.
Some times I
Some days (Dm7)I (C)look down,
a fraid I will (C)fall.
And though the sun (Dm7)shines,
I see noth ing at (G)all.
Then I hear Your (F)sweet voice, oh, oh, oh, come and then go,
come and then go,
tell ing me (C)soft ly
You love me (G)so.
The peace ful (C)val ley
just o ver the (G)moun tain,
the peace ful val ley
few come to (F)know.
I may nev er get there
ev er in this (G)life time,
but soon
er or lat er,
it’s there I will go.
Soon er or (C)lat er,
it’s there
I will (C)go.
This page shows “Up To The Mountain” by Patty Griffin 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 C at 75 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.