Old Home Place

Capo: 3rd fret Intro G B7 C G G G D7 D7 G B7 C G G D7 G G G G [Verse 1] G B7 C G It's been ten long years since I left my home G G D7 D7 in the holler where I was born, G B7 C G where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise G D7 G G G G and the fox hunter blows his horn [Verse 2] G B7 C G I fell in love with a girl from the town, G G D7 D7 I thought that she would be true. G B7 C G I ran away to Charlottesville G D G G and worked in a sawmill or two. Chorus D G What have they done to the old home place? A7 D7 Why did they tear it down? G B7 C G And why did I leave my plow in the field G D7 G G and look for a job in the town? Interlude G B7 C G G G D7 D7 G B7 C G G D7 G G G G [Verse 3] G B7 C G The girl ran off with somebody else, G G D7 D7 the tariffs took all my pay. G B7 C G And here I stand where the old home stood G D7 G G G G before they took it away. [Verse 4] G B7 C G Now, the geese fly south and the cold wind blows G G D7 D7 as I stand here and hang my head. G B7 C G I've lost my love, I've lost my home G D7 G G and now I wish that I was dead. Chorus D G What have they done to the old home place? A7 D7 Why did they tear it down? G B7 C G And why did I leave my plow in the field G D7 G G and look for a job in the town? Interlude G B7 C G G G D7 D7 G B7 C G G D7 G G [End-Chorus] D G What have they done to the old home place? A7 D7 Why did they tear it down? G B7 C G And why did I leave my plow in the field G D7 G D7 G and look for a job in the town?