Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Db
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
C F C F (x2)
Verse 1:
C F C
All through school
he did real well
C G
Got a good job in the sawmill, yeah.
C F C
But he wanted more
so he went away.
C G
As he stepped on board the 8-0-2
F C
He could hear his daddy say
Chorus:
C F C
Listen to the big bell ringin' on the hillside
C G
I hear the town choir singin' oh so sweet and high
C F C
Lady Luck's got a heart of stone
C G
You're the pride of Franklin County
F C
Don't you leave your natural home
[Interlude]
C F C F
Oh
C F C F
Verse 2:
C F C
A small town kid with big city blues
C G
A yearnin' heart and taped up shoes yeah
C F C
He wanted more so he went astray
C G
Took a gun and he stole a car
F C
And he was on his way
Chorus:
C F C
Listen to the big bell ringin' on the hillside
C G
I hear the town choir singin' oh so sweet and high
C F C
Lady Luck she had a heart of stone
C G
But the pride of Franklin County's
F C
Gonna make it on his own
[Interlude]
C F C F
C# F# C# F#
Verse 3:
C# F# C#
He got tough
Lord, he was hard
C#
Yeah, he robbed a bank
G#
Oh
didn't see the guard
C#
The guard shot him down
F# N.C. C# N.C.
And as he lay there dying
G# N.C. F# N.C.
People gathered round and they swore they heard him say
Chorus:
N.C.
Listen to the big bell ringin' on the hillside
N.C.
And the town choir singin' oh so sweet and high
N.C.
Lady Luck's got a heart of stone
N.C.
Now the pride of Franklin County's goin' home
Chorus:
D G D
Big bell ringin' on the hillside
D A
Heqar the town choir singin' oh so sweet and high
D G D
Lady Luck she has a heart of stone
D A G D
Now the pride of Franklin County's goin' home, yeah
Outro:
D A G N.C. D
Now the pride of Franklin County's goin' home
D
Pride is comin' home
Song History
Published: March 29, 2026
Last Updated: March 29, 2026