​a-ha - Foot of the Mountain: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Foot of the Mountain" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Foot of the Mountain Guitar Chords and Lyrics by ​a-ha

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Foot of the Mountain" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 G
Keep your clever lines
Em
Hold your easy rhymes
 G
Silence everything
 Em             C
Silence always wins
        Dm7
It's a perfect alibi
            Em
There's no need to analyze
         G
It will be all right
             Am
Through the longest night
      G
Just silence everything

Chorus:
Em            A           C           G
But we could live by the foot of the mountain
Em          A        C           G
We could clear us a yard in the back
Am      Em    D      C           B
Build a home by the foot of the mountain
Em         D             C          G
We could stay there and never come back

Learn from my mistake
Leave what others take
Speak when spoken to
And do what others do
Silence always wins
So silence everything
It will be all right
In the morning light
Just silence everything

Chorus:
But we could live by the foot of a mountain
We could clear us a yard in the back
Build a home by the foot of the mountain
We could stay there and never come back
We could stay there and never come back

You know it, we could leave tonight

Chorus:
But we could live by the foot of a mountain
We could make us a white picket fence
Build a home by the foot of the mountain
We could stay there and see how it ends
Yes, we could stay there and see how it ends
We could stay there and see how it ends
We could stay there and see how it ends


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Foot of the Mountain" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Foot of the Mountain" by ​a-ha.

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