A Brief Intermission

The Snake The Cross The Crown

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    F   Am  Dm  G   Bb  C   C/E
E|--1---5---5---x---1---0---x--|
B|--1---5---6---3---3---1---1--|
G|--2---5---7---0---3---0---0--|
D|--3---7---7---0---3---2---2--|
A|--x---0---5---x---1---3---3--|
E|-(3)----------5-----------2--|


Verse 1: [Rhythm Figure 1]
F                         Am           Dm              G
A mother went up to the mountain, she said it was for gold

     Bb                  Dm         G
but all these drums and Indians, oh no

F                Am        Dm           G
said buddy was a good boy, but just not for me

Bb           Dm                      G
come on now, pack your bags, time to leave



Verse 2: [Rhythm Figure 2]
     Bb          C/E
but Mom, are you dead?

         F                              
are you free from this life you’ve

C/E           Dm         C      Bb
left for such red faced man, oh ma

    C/E              F
oh please don’t leave


Verse 3: [Rhythm Figure 1]
back to the city in high heels, gold rings upon her hands
get up son, it's time to run, jump and land
in a wagon with no wheels and no place to go
she just smiles and nods her head, ‘oh welcome home’ 

Verse 4: [Rhythm Figure 2]
but oh those mines, can’t you see,  
were just much too deep for your 
sins, though you buried them beneath the 
mountaintops 

Bridge: [Rhythm Figure 3]
Dm                      Am     Bb
where you going with your coonskin boots?

     Bb      C      Dm       G       
well I just want to be with you

I know you never said that you would stay 
forever and it's getting late
well I don’t want to be a broken boy
so sad, alone, and oh so coy
why’d you got to be so god damn cruel?
well I just want to be with you 
but do you...?

[Outro]
A mother went back to the mountain
she said it was for love
but all those mountain men are buried
with their lust and her gold rings 



[Rhythm Figure 1]
   F          Am        Dm       G
E|---1---1----------------------------------5-----|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------|
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------|
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|

   Bb          Dm                           G
E|---1--------------5-----------5-----------------5----|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3----6------6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0----0-------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0---------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------5-----5----5------|

   F          Am        Dm       G
E|---1---1---------------5------------------------|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6----6-----|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0----0---| on Verse 1, go to [A]
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------| on Verse 3, go to [B]
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|

[A]:
   F          Am                    Dm      G
E|---1--------------5-----------5---------------5-----------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---6-----6--3--6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0---0-----------0--------0-|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-----------------------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-----|
                Continue to Verse 2 (Rhythm Figure 2)
[B]:
   F          Am                    Dm      G
E|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|
                Continue to Verse 4 (Rhythm Figure 2)


[Rhythm Figure 2]
   Bb                C/E               F
E|---1--111---1--111---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
B|---3--333---3--333---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
G|---3--333---3--333---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222-|
D|---3--333---3--333---2--222---2--222---3--333---3--333---3--333---3--333-|
A|-1--------1----------3--333---3--333-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------2--------2--------3--------3--------3--------3--------|

   C/E               Dm       C        Bb
E|---------------------1--111------------1--111---1--111--|
B|---1--111---1--111---3--333---1--111---3--333---3--333--|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---0--000---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 2, go to [C]
D|---2--222---2--222---0--000---2--222---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 4, go to [D]
A|---3--333---3--333----------3--------1--------1---------|
E|-2--------2--------0------------------------------------|

[C]:
   C/E               F ^        ^        ^        ^        <--(slowly strum ^)
E|---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111--|
B|---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111--|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222--|
D|---2--222---2--222-3--------3--------3--------3---------|
A|---3--333---3--333--------------------------------------|
E|-2--------2---------------------------------------------|
                Continue to Verse 3 (Rhythm Figure 1)

[D]:
   C/E               F ^        ^        ^                 
E|---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---11---00-|
B|---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---11---11-|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---22---22-|
D|---2--222---2--222-3--------3--------3--------3----2----|
A|---3--333---3--333--------------------------------------|
E|-2--------2---------------------------------------------|
                Continue to Bridge (Rhythm Figure 3)

[Rhythm Figure 3]
   Dm       Am  Bb                Bb  C   Dm  G 
E|---1--111---0---1--111---1--111---1---0---1---x--xxx---x--xxx-|
B|---3--333---1---3--333---3--333---3---1---3---3--333---3--333-|
G|---2--222---2---3--333---3--333---3---0---2---0--000---0--000-|
D|-0----------2---3--333---3--333---3---2-0-----0--000---0--000-|
A|----------0---1--------1--------1---3---------x--xxx---x--xxx-|
E|--------------------------------------------5--------5--------|

[Outro]
   F        Am        Dm       G
E|---1---1---------------5------------------5-----|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------|
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------|
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
E|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|

   Bb        Dm                           G
E|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|

   F ^        ^        ^
E|---1--------1--------1--------1111--|
B|---1--1-1---1--1-1---1--1-1---1111--|
G|---2--------2--------2--------2222--|
D|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|