Capo
4
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
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Verse 1:
Oh, would you like to hear a story
About a man who's tired of life?
Rejected money, love and glory
To escape the city strife
He found an empty wild meadow
To make a home among the trees
To lose his past, to lose his shadow
Face the sun and find his peace
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Chorus:
Cadd9 Am F C
But in the evening he hikes up the mountain
Cadd9 Am F C
To see the city lights
Cadd9 Am F C
Hears music whispering around him
Cadd9 Am F C
And remembers his old life
[Guitar break]
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Verse 2:
And though he has his isolation
He has no peace of mind
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And his brain still fixatΠ΅s on
The one he lΠ΅ft behind|
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Chorus:
Cadd9 Am F C
But in the evening he climbs up the mountain
Cadd9 Am F C
To see the harbour lights
Cadd9 Am F C
Sees the dancing, people carousing
Cadd9 Am F C
And pictures her new life
[Guitar break]
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Bridge:
And in his dreams he is kissed
By the woman so missed
But when he wakes he insists
He was right to resist what couldn't exist
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[Guitar break]
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Verse:
Among the trees, among the water
He sees faces from the past
And hears the voice, always calling
Of the love that he lost
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Chorus:
Cadd9 Am F C
But in the evening he climbs up the mountain
Cadd9 Am F C
To see the harbour lights
Cadd9 Am F C
Sees the dancing, people carousing
Cadd9 Am F C
And pictures her new life
Outro:
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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Song History
Published: December 21, 2025
Last Updated: December 21, 2025