BUCKLEY TIM - "i never asked to be your mountain" Tablature

Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 23:56:28 -0500
From: Dann Butterfield <drumbo@geocities.com>
Subject: CRD: 'I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain' by Tim Buckley

I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
(Buckley)

TIM BUCKLEY
From Goodbye And Hello, 1967

The recording is capoed at the first fret:
actual is: D# C# G# F#

Listen to the song for the rhythm, because the chord changes
aren't precise. It's fairly simple, you'll be able figure most
of it out.

D
O I never asked to be ...
C
I never asked ...
D
Remember when you ...
C
And told me of ...
D
You didn't ...
C
You don't know ...
D
And the rain was falling on ...
C
And damn the ...

D
The Flying Pisces sails ...
C
And tells me....
D
Wrapped in ...
C
He begs for ...
D
O he never asked to be ...
C
He never asked ...
D
And through his eye ...
C
And tells ...

D
She says, "Your scoundrel ....
C
With a dancer called ...
D
And with her stolen ...
C
And laughs, ...
D
O the child dreams to ...
C
In the counting ...
D
But only barren ...
C
For her milk will ....

G F
As I die I ...
G F
Where I ...
G
Could ...
F
Drove me ...
G
Charming ...,
F
Stop and talk ...
G
Is there someone ...
F
In your dreams? you ....
G
In midnight ....s
F
I've found you ...
G
If you ...
F
Please leave...

G
O Flying ...
F
Please flutter by ...
G
Yes you can ...
F
If first ....
G
Each one ....
F
"I'm drowning back ....
G
I can't swim ...
F
And you can't ...
G
I'm sailing all ....
F
And I'm climbing ....
D C D C
And soon ....

D
O I never asked ....
C
I never ...
D
Remember when ....
C
And told me of ...
D
You didn't ...
C
You don't ....
D
And the rain was ....
C
And that's the ....

D
Sweet lover, will ...
C
And love me for ...
D
Please take m...
C
Leave all your ...
D
I've been gone ...
C
Now I'm home ...
D
Please don't ...
C
Again ...
D C
Don't leave me ...
D C D
Sweet ....
C D C D
O please....O please......
C
Please ...

etc., etc...