The Old Home Place chords
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OLD HOME PLACE (Mitch Jayne & Dean Webb)
Performed by J.D. Crowe and The New South
Off the "Hand-Picked: 1986 Rounder Records"
*Capo 3rd Fret (Perform in Key of Bb)
G B7 C G
It’s been ten long years since I left my home
D
In the hollow where I was born
G B7 C G
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise,
D G
And a fox hunter blows his horn.
G B7 C G
I fell in love with a girl from the town
D
I thought that she would be true
G B7 C G
I ran away to Charlottesville
D G
And worked in a sawmill or two
(Chorus)
D G
What have they done to the old home place
A D
Why did they tear it down
G B7 C G
And why did I leave the plow in the field
D G
And look for a job in the town
(Mandolin Solo Chords)
/G/B7/C/G/G/G/D/D/G/B7/C/G/G/D/G/G/G/G/
G B7 C G
Well the girl ran off with somebody else
D
The taverns took all my pay
G B7 C G
And here I stand where the old home stood
D G
Before they took it away
B7 C G
Now the geese fly south and the cold wind moans
D
As I stand here and hang my head
G B7 C G
I've lost my love I've lost my home
D G
And now I wish that I was dead
D G
What have they done to the old home place
A D
Why did they tear it down
G B7 C G
And why did I leave the plow in the field
D G
And look for a job in the town
(Guitar Solo Chords) (Dobro Solo Chords)
/G/B/C/G/G/G/D/D/G/B/C/G/G/D/G/G/G/G/
D G
What have they done to the old home place
A D
Why did they tear it down
G B7 C G
And why did I leave the plow in the field
D G
And look for a job in the town.
This is my first posting so if things don't line up correctly I'll do my best
to fix it. This is a great old time feeling song which sounds great when played
with a couple guitars, a banjo, a mandolin, a dobro and a fiddle. Have fun and
any comments or suggestions would be gladly accepted!