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Cumberland Gap (feat. Gillian Welch) by David Rawlings

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Intro: Dm F Dm F  

  
Dm                      F 
Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap x2 

Dm F Dm F 

  
Dm              F 
Kiss me mama, kiss your boy 
Dm              C 
Bless me wearing lucky 
        Dm              F 
For I won't be back 'til I return 
        C 
I'm going to old Kentucky 

  
Dm                      F 
Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap 
Dm                      C 
That's what the scouts all tell ya 
Dm              F 
Sure enough it'll make it tough 
C 
If it doesn't kill ya, kill ya

Dm 
Kentucky she's a waitin' on the other side 
F  C 
Give you the fever 
                        G        
Put the daylight in your eye 

  
Dm              F 
Brother John's alReady gone 
        Dm                 C 
With a full blood Cherokee maiden 
        Dm              F 
He made the trip in the blizzard's grip 
        C 
I'd rather wrestle Satan 


Dm              F 
Cumberland Gap, devil of a gap 
Dm              C 
Oh, the snow kept coming 
Dm              F 
Picked her up upon his back 
        C                
My god he loved that woman 



Instrumental:  
             Dm  F   C    C  G    G 


Dm              F 
Daniel stood on the pinnacle rock 
        Dm              C 
Looking up and down the mountain 
Dm              F 
Took his trusty old flintlock 
C 
Daniel started shouting, shouting 



                                Dm 
Kentucky she's a waitin' on the other side 
F  C 
Give you the fever 
                        G        
Put the daylight in your eye 


Dm                      F 
Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap (4x) 
Dm

Cumberland Gap (feat. Gillian Welch) Chords Info

Last Updated: September 15, 2020