Chords for Ben and Ashley Flippo
Tempo:
123.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C] [G] In Charlotte's hills, now burnt in a sawmill or two
And what have they done with the old home [A] place and what have they [D] torn down
[G] And [B] why did I leave [C] my [G] flower in the field to look for [D] a job in [G] the town
[Em]
[D] [Em] [B]
[Em] [G]
[D] [G] One of my girls she [Eb] ran [Em] off with [G] somebody else
And the taverns took all my pay
And [B] here I stand [Em] where [C] my [G] old home stood before they took it away
Long to be [Eb] so hostile, [Em] there's no [G] man who knows
As I stand here and [D] hang my head
That [G] [B] promised my [Em] love, ain't [C] [G] promised my home
And now I wish I was dead
[D] And [G] what have they done with the old home place [A] and what [G] have they torn down
And why did I leave [C] my flower [G] in the field to look for a job in the town
[Em] [G] [Em] [G]
[Eb]
[C] [G]
[D] And what have they done with [G] the old home place [A] and what have [Bm] they torn down
[G] And why [B] did I [C] leave my flower [G] in the field to look for [D] a [G] job in the town
[E]
And what have they done with the old home [A] place and what have they [D] torn down
[G] And [B] why did I leave [C] my [G] flower in the field to look for [D] a job in [G] the town
[Em]
[D] [Em] [B]
[Em] [G]
[D] [G] One of my girls she [Eb] ran [Em] off with [G] somebody else
And the taverns took all my pay
And [B] here I stand [Em] where [C] my [G] old home stood before they took it away
Long to be [Eb] so hostile, [Em] there's no [G] man who knows
As I stand here and [D] hang my head
That [G] [B] promised my [Em] love, ain't [C] [G] promised my home
And now I wish I was dead
[D] And [G] what have they done with the old home place [A] and what [G] have they torn down
And why did I leave [C] my flower [G] in the field to look for a job in the town
[Em] [G] [Em] [G]
[Eb]
[C] [G]
[D] And what have they done with [G] the old home place [A] and what have [Bm] they torn down
[G] And why [B] did I [C] leave my flower [G] in the field to look for [D] a [G] job in the town
[E]
Key:
G
Em
D
C
B
G
Em
D
[G] _ [C] _ [G] In Charlotte's hills, now burnt in a sawmill or two
And what have they done with the old home [A] place and what have they [D] torn down
[G] And [B] why did I leave [C] my [G] flower in the field to look for [D] a job in [G] the town _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ One of my girls she [Eb] ran [Em] off with [G] somebody else
And the taverns took all my pay
_ And [B] here I stand [Em] where [C] my [G] old home stood before they took it away
Long to be [Eb] so hostile, [Em] there's no [G] man who knows
As I stand here and [D] hang my head
That [G] [B] promised my [Em] love, ain't [C] [G] promised my home
And now I wish I was dead
[D] And [G] what have they done with the old home place [A] and what [G] have they torn down
_ And why did I leave [C] my flower [G] in the field to look for a job in the town _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And what have they done with [G] the old home place [A] and what have [Bm] they torn down
[G] _ And why [B] did I [C] leave my flower [G] _ _ _ in the field to look for [D] a [G] job in the town _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
And what have they done with the old home [A] place and what have they [D] torn down
[G] And [B] why did I leave [C] my [G] flower in the field to look for [D] a job in [G] the town _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ One of my girls she [Eb] ran [Em] off with [G] somebody else
And the taverns took all my pay
_ And [B] here I stand [Em] where [C] my [G] old home stood before they took it away
Long to be [Eb] so hostile, [Em] there's no [G] man who knows
As I stand here and [D] hang my head
That [G] [B] promised my [Em] love, ain't [C] [G] promised my home
And now I wish I was dead
[D] And [G] what have they done with the old home place [A] and what [G] have they torn down
_ And why did I leave [C] my flower [G] in the field to look for a job in the town _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] And what have they done with [G] the old home place [A] and what have [Bm] they torn down
[G] _ And why [B] did I [C] leave my flower [G] _ _ _ in the field to look for [D] a [G] job in the town _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _