Athensville chords by Leslie Jordan

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Bb

Intro:

Em D/F# G  C
Em D/F#
 G  C


Verse 1:
            G
White smoke rising
C      G
Countryside
C              G                  Em
The fields lie frozen beneath the snow
C          G
Dark trees stand tall
C       G
Setting sun falls
C       G              Em
Holding secrets no one knows

Chorus:
                 D/F#    G
And the dogs are barking still
        C                   G
You can hear ‘em from Sugar Hill
          Em  D/F#   G    C
Where the cemetery’s filled
                   G
With the ghosts of Athensville


Verse 2:
C        G
Robbie’s drinking
C            G
To keep from feeling
C       G         Em
Washing all his demons down
C             G
She calls him selfish
C           G
He calls it restless
C               G              Em
And the whistle blows on the edge of town


Chorus:
                 D/F#    G
And the train is running still
        C                  G
You can hear it from Sugar Hill
          Em  D/F#   G
Where the cemetery’s filled
         C          Am         D  G  C
With the ghosts of Athensville


Bridge:
          Am
But there ain’t no use in trying
D
He made up his mind
G
He would rather wander
          C
Than live someone else’s life
     Am7
He’s seen the ones before him
    D
Get swallowed by their fear
       G
But he ain’t afraid of dying
     C
Just dying here


Chorus:
   D         Em       D/F#     G
So you won’t find him standing still
         C              G
Like the pines on Sugar Hill
          Em  D/F#   G           C
Where the cemetery’s filled with the ghosts
        Em      D/F#    G
And the snow is falling still
        C            G
Covered all of Sugar Hill
          Em  D/F#   G               C
Where the cemetery’s filled with the ghosts
          Em  D/F#   G            C
Where the cemetery’s filled with all the ghosts
          Em  D/F#   G           C
Where the cemetery’s filled with the ghosts
    Em D/F# G
Of Athensville


Outro:
C  G  Em D/F# G  C
Em D/F# G  C  G
Em D/F# G  C