Chords with lyrics
This is the banjo part that can be played by a second guitar over the chorus
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BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Intro:
C majorC FF C majorC (3X)
Verse:
C majorC FF C majorC
Me and my babe we're getting married soon
C majorC FF C majorC
Down by the river by the seventh of June
C majorC FF C majorC
oh I'm just a talker she's a regular walker
C majorC FF C majorC
An appalachia on the run
Verse:
C majorC FF C majorC
I'm from the city and she thinks it's a pity
C majorC FF C majorC
cause my hands aren't rough like a wagon wheel
C majorC FF C majorC
I'm pulling up water that should be clear
C majorC FF C majorC
oh maybe oh maybe in another year
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
I'm from the city and she thinks I'm a pity
FF C majorC G+G
Where's my appalachia gone
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
for most of my life I've been wasting all my time
C majorC FF C majorC (3X)
C majorC FF C majorC
I'm mining away and I'm digging holes
C majorC FF C majorC
Appalachia don't you know
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Oh...........Oh............Oh...........Oh (Repeat)
C majorC FF C majorC (2X)
Chorus:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
I'm from the city and she thinks I'm a pity
FF C majorC G+G
Where's my appalachia gone
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
for most of my life I've beeen wasting all my time
FF G+G C majorC
But now I'm coming back to you
C majorC FF C majorC (2X)
Outro:
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Oh...........Oh............Oh...........Oh (Repeat)
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Appalachia in the morning I'll rise and I'll come around
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm
Appalachia when I'm older I'll come and I'll settle down
C majorC FF C majorC