Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D MajorD 
B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
D MajorD
In the hills of old North Carolina.
B minorBm D MajorD
Since the time of the early settlers there
B minorBm
A augmentedA light has been seen on top of old Brown Mountain
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
A augmentedA mystery noone can explain
D MajorD
High on a mountain.
B minorBm D MajorD
And down in the valley below
It shines like the crown of an angel
B minorBm A augmentedA
And fades as the winds come and go.
D MajorD
Way over yonder
C majorC D MajorD
And night afer night until dawn
B minorBm
That fathful Slave can back from his grave
D MajorD C majorC
Searching, Searching, Searching
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
for his master Who’s Long Gone On.
D MajorD
In The Days Of The Old Covered Wagons
B minorBm D MajorD
Where They Stopped On The Flats For The Nights
B minorBm D MajorD
With The Noon Shining Dim, On The Old Canyon Rim
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
They’d Watch For That Brown Mountain Light
D MajorD
High on a mountain.
B minorBm D MajorD
And down in the valley below
It shines like the crown of an angel
B minorBm A augmentedA
And fades as the winds come and go.
D MajorD
Way over yonder
C majorC D MajorD
And night afer night until dawn
B minorBm
That fathful Slave can back from his grave
D MajorD C majorC
Searching, Searching, Searching
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
for his master Who’s Long Gone On.
D MajorD
Many Years Ago A augmentedA Southern Planter
B minorBm D MajorD
Came Hunting In This Wild World Alone
B minorBm D MajorD
And Then So They Say, The Hunter Lost His Way
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
And Never Returned To His Home
D MajorD
His Trusty Old Slave Brought A augmentedA Lantern
B minorBm D MajorD
And Searched, But In Vain, Day And Night
B minorBm D MajorD
Now The Old Slave Is Gone, But His Spirit Lingers On
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
And The Old Lantern Still Casts It’s Light
D MajorD
High on a mountain.
B minorBm D MajorD
And down in the valley below
It shines like the crown of an angel
B minorBm A augmentedA
And fades as the winds come and go.
D MajorD
Way over yonder
C majorC D MajorD
And night afer night until dawn
B minorBm
That fathful Slave can back from his grave
D MajorD C majorC
Searching, Searching, Searching
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
for his master Who’s Long Gone On.
Other versions of Brown Mountain Light
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