Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: 
BB
🎸 Intro:
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
E MajorE
F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
🎸 Verse 1:
A augmentedA D MajorD
When the black-necked cranes take to wing
E MajorE
And the peach blossoms bloom in the spring
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
I will go where the blue glaciers flow
D MajorD E MajorE
And the chir pines sing down below
🎸 Chorus:
F# minorF#m D MajorD
Oh, it's been many years since I left
E MajorE
The high rocky plains of the west
F# minorF#m D MajorD
When the rivers run blue
I'll return
E MajorE
Once again to the roof of the world
🎸 Solo:
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
🎸 Verse 2:
A augmentedA D MajorD
Herd the sheep across the frozen lake
E MajorE
As I tent, the howling timber shakes
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
While in the cold rocky heights undisturbed
D MajorD E MajorE
Stands the grandmother goddess of the world
🎸 Chorus:
F# minorF#m D MajorD
Oh, it's been many years since I left
E MajorE
The high rocky plains of the west
F# minorF#m D MajorD
When the rivers run blue
I'll return
E MajorE
Once again to the roof of the world
🎸 Solo:
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE
🎸 Verse 3:
A augmentedA D MajorD
We came to base camp in May
E MajorE
And hoped to climb without delay
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
But we were caught by a storm above the steppe
D MajorD E MajorE
And our teardrops froze as we wept
🎸 Chorus:
F# minorF#m D MajorD
Oh, it's been many years since I left
E MajorE
The high rocky plains of the west
F# minorF#m D MajorD
When the rivers run blue
I'll return
E MajorE
Once again to the roof of the world
🎸 Outro:
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
A augmentedA
