Appalachia chords by Rebecca Rea

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: B

Verse 1:
B
I've got this homesickness in me

Think I've been feeling it for weeks
                                E
There must be something in the water
                     B
'Cause sometimes it gets a little lonely

Livin' in the Lone Star State
                                                     E
And the more the days go by, the less I'm sure that city life's for me

Pre-Chorus:

Out West, there's clear blue sky far as any eye could see
               B
You asked me, "isn't this the prettiest sight that you've ever seen "
                F#
I guess there's not that much to see down in Mississippi
      E
So I bite my tongue
                F#
But there's so much I wish that I could say, 'cause

Chorus:
E
I miss my home in Carolina
                             B
Where the mountains sing at sunrise
                             F#               G#m
And the morning dew's the strongest brew I'll ever need
E
I miss the sweet smell of the forest
                              B
How the trodden earth seemed sacred
                     F#                 G#m
And at every bend, another wildflower bloomed for me
E
I miss the breeze that filled my senses
                           B
It's the closest thing to heaven
                               F#          G#m
Watch the stars blur with the fireflies as I drift off to sleep
E
Oh, my heart aches for Appalachia
                      B
Every trail became a highway
                       F#
Every highway led to where I am today
              C#m7 G#m
And led me to you, mmm
           B F#
Led me to you

Verse 2:
                  B
But just picture dogwood trees and daisy chains

And Carpenters songs Mom would sing
                                  E
As she'd be fixing supper in the kitchen
B
Skipping stones and four-leaf clovers

The song of bluebirds in the morning
G#m                 B             E
I was rich as could be, I didn't know it

Pre-Chorus:
                   G#m                         F#
'Cause my heart belonged to Carolina from her mountains to the sea
E                                  F#
Long before the fateful string of time tied you to me
                    E
Out West, there's thunderstorms, and they rumble, rage, and roar
                B
You asked me, "is this not like anything you've ever seen before "
                  F#
But you've never watched the sun dance o'er the Blue Ridge crest
               E
'Cause if you like this view, honey
F#
You just ain't seen nothing yet, 'cause

Chorus:
E
There's something 'bout that Carolina
                             B
Where the mountains sing at sunrise
                             F#                 G#m
And the morning dew's the strongest brew you'll ever need
E
I miss the sweet smell of the forest
                              B
How the trodden earth seemed sacred
                     F#         G#m
And at every bend, another wildflower bloomed for me
E
And oh, I'm homesick for Virginia
                             B
Where the blizzards howl in winter
                                F#             G#m
And nothing's sweeter than the Smoky Mountain charm of Tennessee
E
Oh, my heart aches for Appalachia
                      B
Every trail became a highway
                      F#
Every highway led to where I am today
              C#m7 G#m
And led me to you, mmm
           B F#
Led me to you

Bridge:
                 F#
And I'm sure you understand 'cause you've got Texas in your veins
       E
But I had to write a love song for where I was born and raised
                     F#
And I'd take on the world with you, we'd go anywhere we please
        E
But a piece of my heart I think will always be

Outro:
E                        B F#
Tied to good old Carolina
E                                B F#
Where the mountains sing at sunrise
E
Oh, I still dream of Appalachia
                        B
'Cause it made me who I am
                            F#
But if I could go back, I wouldn't change a thing
            E                B                  F#
And I bless every road that led me here 'cause they
          C#m7 G#m
Led me to you, mmm
           B F#
Led me to you
          C#m G#m
Led me to you
           B F#
Led me to you
           E
Led me to you

They led me to you