E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-1----1-1-1-1-0-|
A|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|

Riff 2

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|------0---3---0-|
A|-1----1---1---1-|
E|-3----3---3---3-|

[Intro]

Riff 1 and 2 x2

[Verse 1]

     R1                R2             R1             R2    R1  R2
Open handed I tried to live among all people, ideas aloft
     R1                R2                   R1                    R2
Open handed I read the books, I learned the histories, I sang the songs
                Fm                           Gm
Until mountains bellowed that my friends are flawed
                      Fm                   Gm            
And not to forget sorrow and all the other Gods
                      Fm                          Gm
And that my mouth was dirty and that my ears were clogged
                              Fm
And of course that I'm flawed also...
            Gm
And then it stopped

E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-3---0-|
A|-------|
E|-------|

[Verse 2]

R1 R2
      R1                          R2 
Open handedness had me in it's grasp
                     R1 
I was running around frantically
                       R2         R1 R2
trying to show off my open hands
         R1
"Hope, Unhand me!"
           R2
I finally yelped
        R1
"Let me dwell on bad news
       R2
Let me wallow in it"
        Fm                        Gm
So came long nights and hunkering down
                Fm                               Gm
And there stood Cold Mountain with its trickling sound

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B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-3---0-|
A|-------|
E|-------|

[outro]

R1 R2 x2
                   R1                R2
When I reached the summit, I made no camp
       R1                              R2
But I unrolled my sleeping bag in the stream
                 R1         R2    R1  *strum out*
And let the cold water pour in my ears