South Carolina chords by The Floating Men

Intro:

C Am C Am
F G Am G



Verse 1:
 C         G                Am       F
I drove My new love to south carolina
C             G                            Am  F
To walk in the footsteps of planter and slave
C               G                          Em        F
To talk with the spirits that haunt all the islands
Am             G                F    G F C G F G
To smell the lilacs on Alice's grave

Verse 2:
C          G              Am              F
I drove my new love to Charleston county
C              G                       Am    F
To ask for her hand at the low country fair
C                 G                        Em    F
To see her little eyes light up at the fireworks
Am            G                       F
To smell the lilacs entwined in her hair

Refrain:
G
We're pretending it's the end of the world
F                C
We're the last survivors alive
G
I don't want to see another living soul
       F             G
on the kings highway tonight

Chorus:
        F
But far away from here
      G              Am
In a dreamy little town
       G             Em
As the sun is going down
          Am                  F                   C    C Am C Am
A broken hearted girl holds a photograph of me smiling

Verse 3:
C         G             Am            F
I drove my new love home to the city
C        G                    Am           F
But the city didn't feel like home anymore
C              G                      Em      F
Tonight we're driving back to south carolina
Am                G                         F             G
I've never been so frightened or so much in love before

Chorus:
        F
But far away from here
      G              Am
In a dreamy little town
       G             Em
As the sun is going down
          Am                  F                   C     Am
A broken hearted girl holds a photograph of me smiling

Refrain:
G
Let the thunder and the hurricanes roll
           F               C
We're the last survivors alive
G
I don't wanna see another living soul
       F               G
On the kings highway tonight

Chorus:
        F
But far away from here
      G              Am
In a dreamy little town
       G             Em
As the sun is going down
          Am                  F                 C Am
A broken hearted girl holds a photograph of me
      C Am C Am C Am     F          G       C Am
Smiling           Of me smiling   Smiling
      C    Am   Fm  C
Of me smiling