Old Home Place

Capo: 3rd fret

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