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Cumberland Gap by David Rawlings

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Dm F x2

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


Verse:
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

Verse:
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


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


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


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


Instrumental:
Dm  F  l  C   l C  G  l  G


Verse:
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


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


Outro:
Dm                      F
Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap x4

end on Dm