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Seals & Crofts – Standin On A Mountain Top on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsA D E A7

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[Intro]
Hey, ya!
A    D    A    E
    D    A    E

[Verse 1]
A
Standin' on
a mountain top,
 cryin' to the world
D
Won't somebody lend
 a helpin' hand?
A
Help me bring
back that girl
          E
Back that girl
D
Help me bring
           A      E
back that girl

[Verse 2]
A
Standin' on
a mountain top,
 cryin' to the world
D
Won't somebody lend
 a helpin' hand?
A
Help me bring
back that girl
          E
Back that girl
D
Help me bring
           A      E
back that girl

[Chorus]
A
Went to see Aunt
Mary now, said she
 was to be my bride
D
Went to see Aunt Mary
      A
 now, said she was
to be my bride
E                 D
 I'm so alone and lonely,
  A
 now that she's not
              E
by my side

[Verse 3]
A
Standin' on
a mountain top,
cryin' to the world
D
Won't somebody lend
 a helpin' hand?
A
Help me bring
back that girl
          E
Back that girl
D
Help me bring
           A      E
back that girl

[Instrument]
A      D      A
E    D    A    E
A      D      A
E    D    A    E

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[Chorus]
A
Went to see Aunt Mary
 now, said she was
to be my bride
D
Went to see Aunt
           A
Mary now, said she
was to be my bride
E                 D
 I'm so alone and lonely,
  A
now that she's not
               E
 by my side

[Verse 4]
A
Standin'
 on a mountain top,
cryin' to the world
D
Won't somebody
 lend a helpin' hand?
A
Help me bring
back that girl
          E
Back that girl
Help me bring back
      A        A7
that girl

How to play Standin On A Mountain Top: key, chords and progression

These are Standin On A Mountain Top chords by Seals & Crofts on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Standin On A Mountain Top by Seals & Crofts is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 4 chords: A, D, E and A7.

Most of the song cycles through A – D – A – E (I – IV – I – V in A major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.