Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase (hi-lo)

Mountain banjo tune
Key: C

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9 10 10-10 -10 9 9 9 8 8
A-way, a-way, we’re bound for the moun-tain

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Bound for the moun-tain,

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9 9 9 8 9
Bound for the moun-tain

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10 10 10 -10 -10 9
O-ver the hills, the field

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9 9 8 8
And the foun-tain

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8 -9 -9 -9 -8 -7 7 8 7
A-way to the chase, a-way, a-way

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10 10 -10 -10 9 9 9 8
Now we’re set just right for the race

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8 -9 -9 -8 -8 9 9 9 9 8 9
The old hound dogs are rea-dy for the chase

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10 10 10 -10 -10 9
O-ver the hills, the field

6 6 5 5
9 9 8 8
And the foun-tain

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8 -9 -9 -9 -8 -7 7 8 7
A-way to the chase, a-way, a-way