Brown Mountain Light chords by The Kingston Trio

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro: (Spoken)
C majorC               DmDm                   C majorC
In the hills of North Carolina, since the time of the early settlers
                          FF
A augmentedA strange light has been witnessed near the top of Brown Mountain
    Dm7Dm7                C majorC               G+G
To this day, no one can explain the mystery of the Brown Mountain Light

Chorus:
C majorC FF     C majorC      A minorAm          C majorC
High__ on the mountain and down in the valley below
C majorC
It shines like the crown of an angel
  A minorAm             G7G7
And fades as the mist comes and goes
C majorC FF    C majorC    Bb majorBb           C majorC
Way___ over yonder, night after night until dawn
                     A minorAm
A augmentedA faithful old slave, come back from the grave (searchin')
    C majorC       G+G     C majorC
For his master who is long, long gone

Verse:
C majorC
In the days of the old covered wagon
     A minorAm             C majorC
When they camped on the flat for the night
                         A minorAm
With the stars growing dim on the old high gorge rim
      C majorC       FF       C majorC
They would watch for the Brown Mountain Light

Chorus:
  FF     C majorC      A minorAm          C majorC
High__ on the mountain and down in the valley below
C majorC
It shines like the crown of an angel
  A minorAm             G7G7
And fades as the mist comes and goes
C majorC FF    C majorC    Bb majorBb           C majorC
Way___ over yonder, night after night until dawn
                     A minorAm
A augmentedA faithful old slave, come back from the grave (searchin')
    C majorC       G+G     C majorC
For his master who is long, long gone

Verse:
C majorC
Long years ago a southern planter
   A minorAm             C majorC
Came hunting in this wild land alone
                      A minorAm
And here, so they say, the hunter lost his way
  C majorC    FF       C majorC
And never returned to his home

Verse:
C majorC
His trusty old slave brought a lantern
  A minorAm               C majorC
And searched, but in vain, day and night
                       A minorAm
The old slave is gone, but his spirit wanders on
    C majorC      FF        C majorC
And the old lantern still casts its light

Chorus:
  FF     C majorC      A minorAm          C majorC
High__ on the mountain and down in the valley below
C majorC
It shines like the crown of an angel
  A minorAm             G7G7
And fades as the mist comes and goes
C majorC FF    C majorC    Bb majorBb           C majorC
Way___ over yonder, night after night until dawn
                     A minorAm
A augmentedA faithful old slave, come back from the grave (searchin')
    C majorC       G+G     C majorC
For his master who is long, long gone
                     A minorAm
A augmentedA faithful old slave, come back from the grave (searchin')
    C majorC       G+G     C majorC
For his master who is long, long gone
           G+G     C majorC
For his master who is long, long gone