Calexico – Father Mountain chords

[Intro]
Am  F  G  F


[Verse 1]
        C               F              CWell my father built a mansion on the mountain
      Am            F             GI was chasing my Teresa 'round a tree
        C                                 FWe were kicking precious stones, sinking ships and swimming home
      Am              F                   GOnly crazy for the comfort of our clothes


[Verse 2]
        C               F              CWell my father built a mansion on the mountain
     Am              F             GMy Teresa dragged a rag across my brow
               C                                   FShe said, "the weather's never fair, the wind can only blow your hair"
         Am              F                GAnd I believed her well enough or didn't care


[Bridge]
        Em              Dmaj7Everyone knows and they don't know
Em                      Dmaj7Chandelier light ain't love
       Em              Dmaj7It just watches as the time goes
 A#                              Dm   Em   FAcross the marble floor, out the old mill door
     Dm       Em      F                GEven rain can hear it running off the road


[Interlude]
C   F  C
Am  F  G


[Verse 3]
        C               F              CWell my father built a mansion on the mountain
     Am              F                 GMy Teresa threw me kisses through the cold
            C                                FWe read the writing on the wall, braced each other for the fall
                Am              F           GThere's only one way or the mountain after all


[Verse 4]
        C               F              CWell my father built a mansion on the mountain
       Am           F                GIt was me and my Teresa against the world
                C                             FWe took all the river had to give, broke the bed and bought a crib
                 Am            F            GBut left the mountain mansion, nothing to forget


[Outro]
A#
Dm  C  F
Dm  C  F
G   C