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High On A Rocky Ledge by Moondog
High On A Rocky Ledge
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
| A A6 | D Dm6 | A | A |
| A A6 | D Dm6 | A | A |
| A AM7 | A7 | D | Dm |
| A F# | Bm E | A | A |
[Verse 1]
A A6 D Dm6 A
High on a rocky ledge lives the Mädel, Edelweiß
A A6 D Dm6 A
Shy as a shadow, lovely as lace, and cold as ice
A AM7 A7 D Dm
Hiiiigh on a rocky ledge, I pledged my love to
A F# Bm E A
Her ev'ry time I climb up to paradise
[Verse 2]
A A6 D Dm6 A
How many times I've been up to see her, goodness knows
A A6 D Dm6 A
Huffing and puffing, dressed in the warmest climbing clothes
A AM7 A7 D Dm
Hooooow many chances would be taken in my
A F# Bm E A
Hopeless pursuit of the Schnee-Mädel-Edelweiß
[Verse 3]
A A6 D Dm6 A
Then spoke a spirit, "If you would win your Lady Love,
A A6 D Dm6 A
There's only one way: fall to your death from high above.
A AM7 A7 D Dm
Yoouuuu will begin to grow in snow beside the
A F# Bm E A
One you have waited for to be mated with."
[Verse 4]
A A6 D Dm6 A
Now I'm an Edel, vice to my Mädel, Edelweiß
A A6 D Dm6 A
Dying to be with her wasn't any sacrifice
A AM7 A7 D Dm
Weee're so deliriously happy on our
A F# Bm E A
Ledge where I pledged my love to my Lady Fair
[Verse 5]
A A6 D Dm6 A
You who are climbing, breathless to see me and my love
A A6 D Dm6 A
Snow flowers growing fonder on Lover's Ledge above
A AM7 A7 D Dm
Iiiiif you've the yen to pluck, then pluck us both for
A F# Bm E A
We who have lived as one, wish to die as one
[Outro]
| A A6 | D Dm6 | A | A |
| F | Fm | A
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