theme for an imaginary western
written by jack bruce
performed by Mountain
from the album "Climbing" 1970  and from "Best of" 1973

intro:  A   A(G#)   F#m      A   A(G#)    F#m

AA Piano Chord 
     A(G#)       F#mF#m Piano Chord 
          BB Piano Chord 
    B(A)         GG Piano Chord 

When the wagons leave the city for the forest and further on
AA Piano Chord 
     A(G#)  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
             BB Piano Chord 
                    DD Piano Chord 

Painted wagons of the morning, dusty roads where they have gone
AA Piano Chord 
         A(G#)         F#mF#m Piano Chord 
              BB Piano Chord 
     B(A)    GG Piano Chord 

Sometimes travellin' through the darkness, met the summer comin' home
AA Piano Chord 
    A(G#)   F#mF#m Piano Chord 
    F#m(E)      DD Piano Chord 
        BB Piano Chord 
         AA Piano Chord 
    A(G#)
Fallen faces by the wayside, looked as if they might have known

Chorus:
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
              C#mC#m Piano Chord 
            F#mF#m Piano Chord 
        C#mC#m Piano Chord 

Oh the sun was in their eyes,  and the desert was dry
DD Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 
                  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
      BB Piano Chord 
        DD Piano Chord 

In the country towns, where their laughter sounds

Oh the dancing and the singing and the music when they played
Oh the fires that they started along the trail with no regrets
Sometimes they found it, sometimes they kept it
Often lost it along the way
Fought each other to possess it, often blind to the light of day

Chorus

Leslie West guitar lead, one complete verse.

Chorus

Leslie West lead, follows verse pattern ending :

AA Piano Chord 
  A(G#)  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
   F#m(E)  DD Piano Chord 
   BB Piano Chord 
    F#mF#m Piano Chord 


Transcribed by Dave Wiggins