Face Of Appalachia Chords by John Sebastian
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
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C
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Being born in blocks of [Bm] buildings with [C] a
[G] subway [D] lullaby.
When I dream of [Bm]
Appalachia, it was [C]
[G] dreams that had [D] to die.
Cold trains wailing, banjos frailing, [Bm] sounds of sleeping through [D] the night.
I'd prefer [G] if silver [D] Appalachia was there in that [C] grey [G]
apartment [D] life.
I would fashion, I'd [Bm] imagine, somewhere [C]
[G] steep in a [D] waterfall.
Wild birds sing to [Bm] a five string, [D] bouncing [C]
[G] music off [D] mountain walls.
Cold trains wailing, banjos frailing, sounds [Bm] escaping through [D] the door.
Like the [G] face of
[D] Appalachia.
She was [C] [G] changing, that's for [D] sure.
She was [C] changing, [G]
that's for [D] sure.
[Dm]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
Grandpa made me quite a [Bm]
promise for the [C] day.
When [G] I [D] came of age, he said we'd walk through
[Bm] Appalachia, northern [C] [G] Georgia on through [D] to Maine.
Dreadful [Bm]
sorry, my [D] beloved.
Such a [Bm]
promise could [D] have given all my
[G] dreams of [D]
Appalachia.
[Dm] Just an [C]
[G] old man's memory.
[D]
Just [C] an old [G] man's memory.
Being born in blocks of [Bm] buildings with [C] a
[G] subway [D] lullaby.
When I dream of [Bm]
Appalachia, it was [C]
[G] dreams that had [D] to die.
Cold trains wailing, banjos frailing, [Bm] sounds of sleeping through [D] the night.
I'd prefer [G] if silver [D] Appalachia was there in that [C] grey [G]
apartment [D] life.
I would fashion, I'd [Bm] imagine, somewhere [C]
[G] steep in a [D] waterfall.
Wild birds sing to [Bm] a five string, [D] bouncing [C]
[G] music off [D] mountain walls.
Cold trains wailing, banjos frailing, sounds [Bm] escaping through [D] the door.
Like the [G] face of
[D] Appalachia.
She was [C] [G] changing, that's for [D] sure.
She was [C] changing, [G]
that's for [D] sure.
[Dm]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
Grandpa made me quite a [Bm]
promise for the [C] day.
When [G] I [D] came of age, he said we'd walk through
[Bm] Appalachia, northern [C] [G] Georgia on through [D] to Maine.
Dreadful [Bm]
sorry, my [D] beloved.
Such a [Bm]
promise could [D] have given all my
[G] dreams of [D]
Appalachia.
[Dm] Just an [C]
[G] old man's memory.
[D]
Just [C] an old [G] man's memory.
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Being _ born _ _ in blocks of _ [Bm] buildings _ _ _ with [C] a _ _ _
[G] subway _ _ _ [D] lullaby. _
_ _ When I dream _ _ of _ _ _ [Bm] _
Appalachia, _ _ _ it was [C] _
_ _ [G] dreams that had [D] to _ die.
_ _ Cold trains _ _ _ wailing, _ banjos frailing, _ _ _ _ [Bm] sounds of _ _ _ sleeping _ through [D] the night. _ _ _ _
I'd prefer _ _ _ [G] if silver [D] _ _ _ Appalachia was there _ in that [C] grey _ _ [G] _
_ apartment _ [D] life. _ _
_ I would fashion, _ _ _ _ I'd [Bm] _ imagine, _ _ _ somewhere [C] _ _ _ _
[G] steep in a [D] waterfall. _ _
_ _ _ Wild birds sing _ _ to [Bm] a five string, _ _ [D] _ bouncing [C] _ _
_ [G] music off [D] mountain _ _ _ walls.
_ Cold trains _ _ _ _ wailing, banjos _ frailing, _ _ _ sounds _ _ _ _ [Bm] escaping through [D] the door.
_ _ _ Like the _ _ _ [G] face of _
[D] _ _ Appalachia.
_ _ She was [C] _ _ _ _ [G] changing, that's for _ [D] sure. _ _ _
She was [C] _ changing, _ _ [G] _
that's for [D] sure. _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Grandpa made me _ _ quite a [Bm] _
_ promise _ _ for the [C] day.
When _ _ [G] I [D] came of _ _ age, _ he said we'd _ walk _ through _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Appalachia, _ _ northern [C] _ _ _ [G] Georgia on through [D] to _ _ Maine. _
_ Dreadful [Bm] _ _ _ _
sorry, my [D] _ beloved. _ _
_ Such a [Bm] _ _ _ _
promise could [D] have _ given _ _ all my _ _ _
_ [G] dreams of [D] _ _ _ _
Appalachia.
_ _ [Dm] Just an [C] _ _
_ [G] old man's memory.
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_ _ _ _ _ Just [C] an _ _ old [G] man's _ memory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Being _ born _ _ in blocks of _ [Bm] buildings _ _ _ with [C] a _ _ _
[G] subway _ _ _ [D] lullaby. _
_ _ When I dream _ _ of _ _ _ [Bm] _
Appalachia, _ _ _ it was [C] _
_ _ [G] dreams that had [D] to _ die.
_ _ Cold trains _ _ _ wailing, _ banjos frailing, _ _ _ _ [Bm] sounds of _ _ _ sleeping _ through [D] the night. _ _ _ _
I'd prefer _ _ _ [G] if silver [D] _ _ _ Appalachia was there _ in that [C] grey _ _ [G] _
_ apartment _ [D] life. _ _
_ I would fashion, _ _ _ _ I'd [Bm] _ imagine, _ _ _ somewhere [C] _ _ _ _
[G] steep in a [D] waterfall. _ _
_ _ _ Wild birds sing _ _ to [Bm] a five string, _ _ [D] _ bouncing [C] _ _
_ [G] music off [D] mountain _ _ _ walls.
_ Cold trains _ _ _ _ wailing, banjos _ frailing, _ _ _ sounds _ _ _ _ [Bm] escaping through [D] the door.
_ _ _ Like the _ _ _ [G] face of _
[D] _ _ Appalachia.
_ _ She was [C] _ _ _ _ [G] changing, that's for _ [D] sure. _ _ _
She was [C] _ changing, _ _ [G] _
that's for [D] sure. _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Grandpa made me _ _ quite a [Bm] _
_ promise _ _ for the [C] day.
When _ _ [G] I [D] came of _ _ age, _ he said we'd _ walk _ through _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Appalachia, _ _ northern [C] _ _ _ [G] Georgia on through [D] to _ _ Maine. _
_ Dreadful [Bm] _ _ _ _
sorry, my [D] _ beloved. _ _
_ Such a [Bm] _ _ _ _
promise could [D] have _ given _ _ all my _ _ _
_ [G] dreams of [D] _ _ _ _
Appalachia.
_ _ [Dm] Just an [C] _ _
_ [G] old man's memory.
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