Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit - Cumberland gap

Cumberland Gap Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit from "The Nashville Sound" Capo: 2 [Intro] Distorted Am chord followed by: | Am Am7 | Am | Am Am7 | Am | | Am Am7 | Am Am7 | Am Am7 | Am Am7 | Am Am7 | Am F Em | G | [Verse 1] |G |Am Am7 |Am |Am Am7 | ... There’s an answer here . . if I look hard enough . |Am |Am Am7 |Am F Em |G | ... There’s a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff |G |Am Am7 |Am |Am Am7 | ... It wasn’t my daddy’s way . . he was down in the mines all day . |Am |Am Am7 |Am F Em |G |G | ... And though he wanted more than mouths to feed and bills to pay . . . . [Chorus 1] |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . |F |F |C | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l- [Verse 2] |G |Am Am7 |Am |Am Am7 | -le . I ain’t cut out for war . . 'less I know what I’m fightin’ for . |Am |Am Am7 |Am F Em |G | ... There’s nothin' here but churches, bars and grocery stores |G |Am Am7 |Am |Am Am7 | ... There ain’t much money here . . in old-time mandolin . |Am |Am Am7 |Am F Em |G |G | ... So I cash my check and I drink 'til I’m on my ass again . . . . [Chorus 2] |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . [Bridge] |Bb |Bb |C |C | .. Remember when we could see the mountain's peak? . . . . |Bb |Bb |C |C | .. The sparkle off the amphibole? . . . . |Bb |Bb |C |C | .. Like a giant golden eagle's beak . . . . |Bb |Bb |G | . Now they say no one wants the coal [Verse 3] |G |Am Am7 |Am |Am Am7 | .. I thought about movin' away, . . but what would my mama say? . |Am |Am Am7 |Am F Em |G | ... I'm all that she has left and I'm with her every day |G |Am Am7 | .. As soon as the sun goes down . |Am |Am Am7 | . I find my way to the Mustang Lounge . |Am |Am Am7 |Am F Em |G |G | ... If you don't sit facin' the window you could be in any town . . . . [Chorus 3] |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . |F |F |C |G | . Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you who-l-le . . . [Outro] | Am | Am | Am | Am | Am | Am = x02210 Am7 = x02230 In the Am7 chord, the D-note on the B string is what sounds like a D-chord in the verse. Charted by Dexex, with thanks to geoman7447. For this chart I'm indebted to geoman7447 for the many correct choices in his earlier submission. Good job, geoman.