Take me to the country-copy

TAKE ME TO THE COUNTRY

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Harry Martin

Accordion Notation

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;4 | ;4 "4 "4 "4 | .4* .4 ;3* |
Some-where be - yond those dis - tant hills
When I was such a young - er man
Know my days are num - ber - ed,

"r "3 "3 "3* .3 .o3* | ::2 |
is where I long to be,
   I led a trap - per's life,
but I have few re - grets,

.r "4 .4 .4 "4 | "4* .4 .3 |
Riv - ers and the lone - ly lakes
     The coun-try was my liv - ing,
  It's too late to be dream-in'

.r "3* "3* .3* .4 | ::3* |
Call - ing out to me,
     the coun -try was my life;
but it's not too late to wish;

.r "4 "4 .4 .5 | "4* .4 ;3* |
Say-ing, come back home, old man,
the Coun -try was my com-fort,
If I could only have my way,

"o3* "3* ;3 "3 | .o3* .:2 |
back home where you be - long,
my com - panion and my home,
  do what's on my mind,

"r "4 .4 "4 .4 "4 | "4* ;4 :3 |
'Cause time for you is run-ing out,
  All the years I've trav-'lled there
  I'd trade a - way to-mor-row

.r "3* "3* .3 .2* | ::3~ | ~;:
you've been gone too long.
  I've nev - er felt a-lone.
for a ticket back in time.

Chorus:

"3 | .4 .5 ;5 "4 | .4* :4    .3 | "3 .3* "3 ;3 "o3* | .:2
So take me to the coun-try     just the way   it    used to be,

.3 | .4 :5 .4 | .4* .;4   "4 | ;3* "3* .4 "4 | ::3* |
Once more ride her riv - ers,   and sleep be-neath the trees,

.r "4 "5 .5 .4 | .4* .4 :3* | "r "3 "3 "3* .3 .o3* | ;:2
Stand and watch that morn-ing sun     spread out a - cross the land,

"4 | .4 .4 ;3* "4 | .4* .4 :3 |   .r "3* "3* "3* "3 .2* | .;3
And if I on - ly live one day,    I'll die a hap - py man.

Sing chorus at end, adding the following line:
"4 | .4 .4 ;3* "4 | .4* .4 :3 |   .r "3* "3* "3* "3 .2* | .;3
Yes if I on - ly live one day,    I'll die a hap - py man.

Embedded youTube VIDEO

This is a fine tune and song beautifully performed by Harry Martin. I am surprised that it hasn't been covered on youTube by more performers. Thus I have included only one embedded video, featuring Harry himself.

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Singer: Harry Martin

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Lyrics:

(with guitar chords
in major keys of C and G for 1st verse and chorus.)

G
;4 | ;4 "4 "4 "4 | .4* .4 "3* ;3 |
Some-where be - yond those dis - tant hills

"r "o3* "o3* "3* .3 .o3* | ::2 |
is where I long to be,

.r "4 .4 .4 "4 | "4* .4 .3* .3 |
Riv - ers and the lone - ly lakes

.r "3* "3* .3* .4 | ::3* |
Call - ing out to me,

.r "4 "4 .4 .5 | "4* .4 .3* ;3 |
Say-ing, come back home, old man,

"o3* "3* ;3 "o3* | .o3* .:2
back home where you be - long,

.r "4 "4 ;4 "4 | "4* ;4 :3 |
'Cause time for you is run-ing out,

.r "3* "3* .3 .2* | ::3~ | ~;:
you've been gone too long.

Chorus:

"3 | .4 .5 ;5 "4 | .4* :4
So take me to the coun-try

.3 | "o3* .3* "3 .o3* | .3 :2
just the way it used to be,

.3 | .4 :5 .4 | .4* .;4
Once more ride her riv - ers

"4 | .3* "3* .4 "4 | ::3* |
and sleep be-neath the trees,

"4 "5 .5 "4 | .4* .4 :3*
Stand and watch that morn-ing sun

"r "o3* "o3* "3* .3 .o3* | ;:2
spread out a - cross the land,

"4 | .4 .4 ;3* "4 | .4* .4 :3 |
And if I on - ly live one day,

.r "3* "3* "3* .3 .2* | .;3
I'll die a hap-py man.

Somewhere beyond those distant hills is where I long to be,
The rivers and the lonely lakes are calling out to me,
Saying, come back home, old man, back home where you belong,
'Cause time for you is running out, you've been gone too long.

Chorus:

So take me to the country just the way it used to be,
To once more ride her rivers and sleep beneath the trees,
Stand and watch that morning sun spread out across the land,
And if I only live one day, I'll die a happy man.

When I was such a younger man I led a trapper's life,
The country was my living, the country was my life;
Country was my comfort, my companion and my home,
All the years I've travelled there I've never felt alone.

Know my days are numbered, but I have few regrets,
It's too late to be dreamin', but it's not too late to wish;
If I could only have my way, do what's on my mind,
I'd trade away tomorrow for a ticket back in time.

Sing chorus at end, adding the following line:
"Yes, if I only live one day, I'll die a happy man."

Background Links:

Click HERE for additional info about Harry Martin.