Big Rock Candy Mountains

by Harry McClintock

Concert Key: CCapo: Open (C shapes)Meter: 4/4Difficulty:

A whimsical old folk song about a "hobo's paradise" where cigarettes go on trees and the cops can't chase you.

Chord Shapes:

Diagrams:

Intro

C

One

evening

as

the

sun

went

down

and

the

jungle

fire

was

burning

Down

the

track

came

a

hobo

hikin'

and

he

said

boys

I'm

not

turning

F

C

F

C

I'm

headed

for

a

land

that's

far

away

F

C

G

beside

the

crystal

fountains

C

So

come

with

me

we'll

go

and

see

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

Verse 1

C

C⁷

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

F

C

There's

a

land

that's

fair

and

bright

F

C

Where

the

handouts

grow

on

bushes

F

D/F#

G

and

you

sleep

out

every

night

C

C⁷

Where

the

boxcars

all

are

empty

F

C

and

the

sun

shines

every

day

F

C

F

C

On

the

birds

and

the

bees

and

the

cigarette

trees

F

C

F

C

The

lemonade

springs

where

the

bluebird

sings

G⁷

C

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

Verse 2

C

C⁷

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

F

C

All

the

cops

have

wooden

legs

F

C

And

the

bulldogs

all

have

rubber

teeth

F

D/F#

G

and

the

hens

lay

soft

boiled

eggs

C

C⁷

The

farmers'

trees

are

full

of

fruit

F

C

and

the

barns

are

full

of

hay

F

C

F

C

Oh

I'm

bound

to

go

where

there

ain't

no

snow

F

C

F

C

Where

the

rain

don't

fall

and

the

wind

don't

blow

G⁷

C

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

Verse 3

C

C⁷

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

F

C

You

never

change

your

socks

F

C

And

the

little

streams

of

alcohol

F

D/F#

G

come

a-tricklin'

down

the

rocks

C

C⁷

The

brakemen

have

to

tip

their

hats

F

C

and

the

railroad

buls

are

blind

F

C

F

C

There's

a

lake

of

stew

and

of

whiskey

too

F

C

F

C

You

can

paddle

all

around

'em

in

a

big

canoe

G⁷

C

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

Verse 4

C

C⁷

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

F

C

The

jails

are

made

of

tin

F

C

And

you

can

walk

right

out

again

F

D/F#

G

as

soon

as

you

are

in

C

C⁷

There

ain't

no

short-handled

shovels

F

C

no

axes

saws

or

picks

F

C

F

C

I'm

a-going

to

stay

where

you

sleep

all

day

F

C

F

C

Where

they

hung

the

jerk

who

invented

work

G⁷

C

In

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

Outro

(Slow

down)

F

C

F

C

I'll

see

you

all

this

coming

fall

G⁷

C

in

the

Big

Rock

Candy

Mountains

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