40 Miles From Denver

Yonder Mountain String Band

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A E C#m B
D A F#m F#m
D A A E G D

[Verse 1]
       A          E        C#m      B
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
            D           A            F#m
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
         D            A         A   E      G        D
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?

[Chorus]
           C             G               D           A
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
       G             D           D     A    C      G
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
         C             G          Em          F  C
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
      F      C       G
Ohh, life is better there

[Instrumental]
A  E  C#m  B
D  A  F#m
D  A  A  E  G  D
C  G  D  A
G  D  D  A  C  G
C  G  Em F  C
F  C  G

[Verse 2]
       A      E              C#m      B
It's a lonely road to travel on
            D           A            F#m
But I've stood here waiting much too long
         D                A           A   E  G     D
And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on

[Chorus]
           C             G               D               A
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver headed east bound on the track
       G             D           D  A  C      G
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and trying to get back
         C             G          Em          F  C
To that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
      F      C       G
Ohh, life is better there

[Instrumental]
A  E  C#m  B
D  A  F#m
D  A  A  E  G  D
C  G  D  A
G  D  D  A  C  G
C  G  Em F  C
F  C  G

[Verse 3]
       A          E        C#m      B
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
            D           A            F#m
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
         D            A         A   E      G        D
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?

[Chorus]
           C             G               D           A
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
       G             D           D     A    C      G
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
         C             G          Em          F  C
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
      F      C       G
Ohh, life is better there
      F      C       G
Ohh, life is better there
      F      C       G
Ohh, life is better there
      F      C       G
Ohh, life is better there


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Song: 40 Miles from Denver
Artist: Yonder Mountain String Band
Tuning: Standard (capo 2)
Tab by: Heath Moore

[Notes]
- The intro tab is an approximation. It attempts to bring in the melody
  of the banjo solo. Though the rhythm guitar seems to play 'G D Bm A',
  it doesn't fit well for incorporating the melody, so I use "G D Em D'.
- Instrumental sections use "Verse + Chorus" chord sequence


[Intro]
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                   G               D               Em
E|-----------------3---3-----3-3-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------3---3-----3-3---3---3-------3---0---------------|
G|-----------------0---0-----0-0---2---2---0h2-2---0---0-----0-----|
D|-----0---0---2p0-0---------------0---------------2---0h2---0h2---|
A|-----------------2-------------------------------2---------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------0---------------|

   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   D               C               G               Em
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---------------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|-2---2---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|-0---0---------------2---0h2---------0-------0-------2---0h2-----|
A|---------0---2---3-----------------------0h2---------------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0---------------|

   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   Em              C               G               G       D
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------1-------1-------0-------0---0-------3-------|
G|-----0---------------0-------0-------0-------0---0-------2-------|
D|-----2---------------2---0h2---------0-------0---0-------0-------|
A|---------0---2---3-----------------------2p0-----2-------0-------|
E|-0-------------------------------3---------------3-------2-------|

   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   F               C               C
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1-1-1---1---1---1-1-1---1---1---1-1-1---|
G|-2---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---|
D|-3---3---3-3-3---2---0h2-2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2---|
A|-3---------------3---------------3---------------|
E|-1-----------------------------------------------|


[Intro]
G D Bm A
C G Em Em
C G G D F C

[Verse 1]
       G          D        Bm      A
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
            C           G            Em
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
         C            G         G   D      F        C
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?

[Chorus]
           Bb            F               C           G
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
       F             C           C     G    Bb     F
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
         Bb            F          Dm          Eb  Bb
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
      Eb      Bb       F
Ohh, life is better there

[Instrumental]
G  D  Bm A
C  G  Em
C  G  G  D  F  C
Bb F  C  G
F  C  C  G  Bb F
Bb F  Dm Eb Bb
Eb Bb F

[Verse 2]
       G       D             Bm      A
It's a lonely road to travel on
          C          G               Em
But I've stood here waiting much too long
         C                G           G   D  F     C
And I'd rather leave this minute than try to carry on

[Chorus]
           Bb            F               C           G
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver headed east bound on the track
       F             C           C  G  Bb     F
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and trying to get back
         Bb            F          Dm          Eb  Bb
To that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
      Eb      Bb       F
Ohh, life is better there

[Instrumental]
G  D  Bm A
C  G  Em
C  G  G  D  F  C
Bb F  C  G
F  C  C  G  Bb F
Bb F  Dm Eb Bb
Eb Bb F

[Verse 3]
       G          D        Bm      A
It's a cold, cold moon out tonight
            C          G            Em
And it's a cold, cold point on your knife
         C            G         G   D      F        C
Could I call myself a man if I left by the morning light?

[Chorus]
           Bb            F               C           G
And I'd be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone
       F             C           C     G    Bb     F
I'd be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home
         Bb            F          Dm          Eb  Bb
In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail
      Eb      Bb       F
Ohh, life is better there
      Eb      Bb       F
Ohh, life is better there
      Eb      Bb       F
Ohh, life is better there
      Eb      Bb       F
Ohh, life is better there