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Topic: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

I worked out some music that seems to fit the mood of the song. Thanks for the push to make this into music from all our Chordie Poets. Background for this is my father’s tales about all sorts of stuff including the ghost of the mountain mist. As was mentioned on the Poem forum this should be played a little bluegrassy if you can. I heard a banjo in my head, although I can't play one (wish I could) as I was writing this so if you banjo it let me know how it goes.

Ghost of the Mountain Mist By Jeff Gilpin


Finally finished June 29th, 2010


Intro


Strumming Dm for 4 beat




[Dm]Riding with my father


[F]Back when I was young


[C]Heading back up Old Fort Mountain


[G]The day was almost done




[Dm]Crawling down the mountain


A [F]solid bank of whiteness


[C]Dad said not just any fog bank


It’s the [G]ghost of the mountain mist


[C]Comes out in the evening


The [Dm]ghost of the mountain mist


[C]Seeing is believing


The [G]ghost [C] of the mountain [Dm]mist


See [Dm]way back long ago


[F]My dad explained


There [C]was a moonshining mountain man


Worked a [G]still up this way


[Dm]Had a reputation


Best corn [F]liquor to be had


[C]Made himself a fortune


[G]Until it all went bad


[Dm]The sheriff of the county


[F]Aimed to shut him down


[C]Went hunting for the still


In the [G]mountains just out of town


The [Dm]mountain man got wind


From [F]those who bought his liquor


[C]Didn’t want to loose


His [G]fortune making elixir


[Dm]So he built some other fires


To [F]try and hide his smoke


[C]Fanned it all around those hills


That’s [G]when the mist awoke


[Dm]Mist and smoke it hid him


[F]That moon shinning man


But [C]also hid a drop off



[G]On the way back to his camp


[C]Comes out in the evening


The [G]ghost of the mountain mist


[C]Seeing is believing


The [G]ghost [C] of the mountain [Dm]mist


bridge


[C]He didn’t [G]see it [Dm]coming


[C]Fell [G]long and far be[Dm]low


[C]Sheriff [G]heard that [Dm]eerie scream


[C]Long sorrowful and [A7]slow




[Dm]The sheriff found the still


[F]Chopped it up to bits


[C]Went back down the mountain


[G]Hoping to forget




That [Dm]scream he heard while searching


For the [F]still that misty night


From [C]then on he swore he always heard it


[G]On those misty nights


[C]Comes out in the evening


The [G]ghost of the mountain mist


[C]Seeing is believing


The [G]ghost [C] of the mountain [Dm]mist


[Dm]So dad had surely spooked me


With the [F]story that had told


Then he [C]rolled down his window


Even [G]though the night was cold


Said, [Dm]Son if you just listen close


[F]On this misty night


You [C]might just hear that scream too


And [G]give yourself a fright


[C]Comes out in the evening


The [Dm]ghost of the mountain mist


[C]Seeing is believing


The [G]ghost [C] of the mountain [G]mist [Dm]



J  E  T  S
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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

Love it.  Great story line.
It held my attention well.
I can't find anything to gripe about.

It's a keeper,
jodyW

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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

as i said on poems, this is a cracking little number, i could just about imagine it in bluegrass time, but i think you should be the one to record it and let us know how it's meant to go. any time soon?

phill

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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

good country feel to this song of the mountains I can hear this around a campfire smile

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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

Thanks Jody, Phill and Russ - I truly need to record some of my songs sometime...way too busy with work lately but I will try.

J  E  T  S
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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

Hey jeff
Excellent song...
Hope you can record it sometime. Would like to hear the melody etc.
ark

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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

hi jeff love the story line great and for it being an old tale of the past makes it more interesting,well done....stay cool

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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

I like this one too Jeff but would like to hear how it should be, can I twist your arm a bit for a recording? lol

Roger

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Re: "Ghost of the Mountain Mist"

Hey Ark, Robert and Roger - I'm waaaaaay behind in my recording but I will try and make time. My "recording studio" (aka basement) has been taken over by my Daughter, Son (err)in-common-law, and grandbabies so I will need to relo up to my office (aka the guest bedroom I took over once the basement got the new tenents).

J  E  T  S
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