Chord/Tab song: A Brief Intermission

Tabbed by Adam Stone
Tuning: DADGBe
Chords Used:

[F] [Am] [Dm] [G] [Bb] [C] [C/E]

e|--1---5---5---x---1---0---x--|
B|--1---5---6---3---3---1---1--|
G|--2---5---7---0---3---0---0--|
D|--3---7---7---0---3---2---2--|
A|--x---0---5---x---1---3---3--|
D|-(3)----------5-----------2--|

Verse 1: [Rhythm Figure 1]
[F]A mother went up to the mo[Am]untain, she s[Dm]aid it was for g[G]old

but a[Bb]ll these drums and I[Dm]ndians, oh [G]no

[F]said buddy was a [Am]good boy, [Dm]but just not [G]for me

[Bb]come on now, [Dm]pack your bags, time to [G]leave


Verse 2: [Rhythm Figure 2]
but M[Bb]om, are you [C/E]dead?

are you f[F]ree from this life you?ve

[C/E]left for such [Dm]red faced m[C]an, oh [Bb]ma

oh p[C/E]lease don?t leave[F]

Verse 3: [Rhythm Figure 1]
back to the city in high heels, gold rings upon her hands
get up son, it's time to run, jump and land
in a wagon with no wheels and no place to go
she just smiles and nods her head, ?oh welcome home?

Verse 4: [Rhythm Figure 2]
but oh those mines, can?t you see,
were just much too deep for your
sins, though you buried them beneath the
mountaintops

Bridge: [Rhythm Figure 3]
[Dm]where you going with you[Am]r coons[Bb]kin boots?

well [Bb]I just w[C]ant to [Dm]be with y[G]ou

I know you never said that you would stay
forever and it's getting late
well I don?t want to be a broken boy
so sad, alone, and oh so coy
why?d you got to be so god damn cruel?
well I just want to be with you
but do you...?

[Outro]
A mother went back to the mountain
she said it was for love
but all those mountain men are buried
with their lust and her gold rings


[Rhythm Figure 1]
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]

e|---1---1----------------------------------5-----|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6------6---|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0--------|
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------|
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|

[Bb] [Dm] [G]

e|---1--------------5-----------5-----------------5----|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3----6------6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0----0-------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0---------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5----5------|

[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]

e|---1---1---------------5------------------------|
B|---1---1-----5----5----6---6----3----6----6-----|
G|---2---2--------5--------5--------0----0----0---| on Verse 1, go to [A]
D|-3----3-----7---------7--------0----------------| on Verse 3, go to [B]
A|----------0------0--5-----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-----5----5----5--|

[A]:
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]

e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------5-----------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---6-----6--3--6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0---0-----------0--------0-|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-----------------------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5---5---5---5---5---5-----|

Continue to Verse 2 (Rhythm Figure 2)
[B]:
[F] [Am] [Dm] [G]

e|---1--------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
B|---3--33------6-----6---6-------6-----3---3---6---3---6-----6-3-6--|
G|---3--33--------7-----7---7-------7-----0-------0-------0----------|
D|---3--33-----7---------------7-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-1--------/5-----5---5---5-5-----5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-----5---5---5-|

Continue to Verse 4 (Rhythm Figure 2)

[Rhythm Figure 2]
[Bb] [C/E] [F]

e|---1--111---1--111---------------------1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
B|---3--333---3--333---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111---1--111-|
G|---3--333---3--333---0--000---0--000---2--222---2--222---2--222---2--222-|
D|---3--333---3--333---2--222---2--222---3--333---3--333---3--333---3--333-|
A|-1--------1----------3--333---3--333-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2--------2--------3--------3--------3--------3--------|

[C/E] [Dm] [C] [Bb]

e|---------------------1--111------------1--111---1--111--|
B|---1--111---1--111---3--333---1--111---3--333---3--333--|
G|---0--000---0--000---2--222---0--000---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 2, go to [C]
D|---2--222---2--222---0--000---2--222---3--333---3--333--| On Verse 4, go to [D]
A|---3--333---3--333----------3--------1--------1---------|
D|-2--------2--------0------------------------------------|

[C]:
C/E F ^ ^ ^ ^