Cumberland Gap chords by David Rawlings

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