Matterhorn

C Am We started out from Bern one sunny August morn F C There was just the four of us against the Matterhorn Am C There was Albert the Australian and John the Irishman F C Me and Bill from Britain, mad dogs in the sun Am Matterhorn, Matterhorn F C F C Men have tried and men have died to climb the Matterhorn F C That mighty Matterhorn C Am Two miles up we lost John and our rations fell below F C Now Al and Bill are lying beneath an avalanche of snow Am C Now here I am alone and I know I cannot stop F C Two more yards in front of me before I reach the top Am Matterhorn, Matterhorn F C F C Men have tried and men have died to climb the Matterhorn F C That mighty Matterhorn C Am Now here I am a dying upon the Matterhorn F C Not a thing for me to lie in or a thing to keep me warm Am C The queen would surely knight me if I could get back down F C But it's closer here to heaven than it is back to the ground Am Matterhorn, Matterhorn F C F C Men have tried and men have died to climb the Matterhorn F C That mighty Matterhorn