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The Big Rock Candy Mountain chords by Burl Ives

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Intro 1

Chorus 1
E 
Oh, the  (E major) buzzin' of the bees in the
cigarette trees
A 
E 
The  (A major) soda water  (E major) fountain
B 
Where the  (B major) lemonade springs
E 
and the  (E major) bluebird sings
B 
E 
In that  (B major) Big Rock Candy  (E major) Mountain

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Verse 1
E 
On a  (E major) summer day in the month of May
B 
E 
A  (B major) burly bum came a  (E major) hiking
Down a shady lane through the sugar cane
B 
E 
He was  (B major) looking for his liking  (E major) 
B 
E 
As he  (B major) strolled along he  (E major) sang a song of the
B 
E 
 (B major) land of milk and  (E major) honey
Where a bum can stay for many a day
B 
E 
And he  (B major) won't need any  (E major) money
B 
Oh,  (B major) the bu

Chorus 2
E 
 (E major) zzin' of the bees in the
cigarette trees
A 
E 
The  (A major) soda water  (E major) fountain
B 
Where the  (B major) lemonade springs
E 
and the  (E major) bluebird sings
B 
E 
In that  (B major) Big Rock Candy  (E major) Mountain

Verse 2
E 
In the  (E major) Big Rock Candy Mountain
B 
E 
The  (B major) cops have wooden  (E major) legs
The bulldogs all have rubber teeth
B 
E 
And the  (B major) hens lay soft-boiled  (E major) eggs
B 
E 
The  (B major) farmers' trees are  (E major) full of fruit
B 
E 
The  (B major) barns are full of hay  (E major) 
I want to go where there ain't no snow
Where the sleet don't fall
and the wind don't blow
B 
E 
In that  (B major) Big Rock Candy  (E major) Mountain

Chorus 3
E 
Oh, the buzzin'  (E major) of the bees in the
cigarette trees
A 
E 
The  (A major) soda water  (E major) fountain
B 
Where the  (B major) lemonade springs
E 
and the  (E major) bluebird sings
B 
E 
In that  (B major) Big Rock Candy  (E major) Mountain
B 
Oh,  (B major) the buzzin'

Chorus 4
E 
 (E major) of the bees in the
cigarette trees
A 
E 
The  (A major) soda water  (E major) fountain
B 
Where the  (B major) lemonade springs
E 
and the  (E major) bluebird sings
B 
E 
In that  (B major) Big Rock Candy Mountain  (E major) 

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The Big Rock Candy Mountain

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