[Intro] G B7 C G G D G G [Verse 1] G B7 It's been ten long years C G since I left my home, D In the hollow where I was born. G B7 Where the cool fall nights C G make the wood smoke rise, D And the man’s tank blow G in the morn. (?) [Verse 2] G B7 C I fell in love with a girl G from the town, D I thought that she would be true. G B7 C G I ran away to Charlottesville, D G and worked in a sawmill or two.
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[Chorus] D What have they done to C G the old home place, A D Why did they tear it down? G B7 And why did I leave C G the plow in the field, D G and look for a job in the town? [Instrumental] G B7 C G G D G B7 C G G D G [Verse 3] G B7 Well, the girl ran off C G with somebody else, D the taverns took all my pay. G B7 And here I stand where C G the old home stood, D G before they took it away.
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[Verse 4] G B7 Now the geese fly south and C G the cold wind blows, D as I stand here and hang my head. G* B7* I've lost my love, C* G* I've lost my home, D G and now I wish that I was dead. [Chorus] D What have they done to C G the old home place, A D Why did they tear it down? G B7 And why did I leave C G the plow in the field, D and look for a job G in the town? [Chorus] D What have they done to C G the old home place, A D Why did they tear it down? G B7 And why did I leave C G the plow in the field, D and look for a job G in the town? [Outro] G B7 C G G D G
