Land And Sky

Chords

Standard

Forsp. | Em | C | G | D | Em | C | G | Em |

G
1. Well, they called me Crazy Ollie, I was born a mountain man.
Em
I sailed the sea from Norway, far to plow the prairie land.
C G Em
The sun was hot and the sky was big, and the soil, it sure smelled fine.
C G
So I state my claim and I hitched my team, and I called the prairie mine.

2. Yeah, the sky was big and the land was big, and flat as flat could be.
I felt that I was lost somewhere on a dried out silent sea.
I lost my sleep, and my wag would thread, and she'd said: "Well I declare."
What a silly fool to be looking for a mountain that ain't there.

D G C7 G
Ref. Oh, land and sky. Oh, land and sky.
C Em
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye.


Mel.sp.| (Em) | C | G | D |

3. She said I was a sinful man, and she made it pretty clear.
If the good Lord so intended, he would make a mountain here.
Well, he hasn't yet I told her, and I guess he never will.
But if he won't make a mountain, then by God, I make a hill.

D G C7 G
Ref. Oh, land and sky. Oh, land and sky.
C G
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye.

4. So, I grabbed my big nice shovel, and I piled the sun all high.
And pretty soon the mighty man was reaching for the sky.
Well, they called me Crazy Ollie, and I said that may be true.
But the man who climbs the highest peak will get the better view.

D G C7 G
Ref. Oh, land and sky. Oh, land and sky.
C Em
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye.

Solo | (Em) | C | G | D | Em | C | G | D |

5. So, now you know my story of Crazy Ollies' mount.
A man who had an urge to lift his eyes up from the ground.
If you ask me what I've got, for all my sweat and pain.
I built the only mountain on the North-Dakota plains.

D G C7 G
Ref. Oh, land and sky. Oh, land and sky.
C G
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye.

D G C7 G
Ref. Oh, land and sky. Oh, land and sky.
C Em
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye.


Etters.| (Em) | C | G | D | Em | C | G | D | Em