Chords for Mo Pitney- Old Home Place
Tempo:
116.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb]
It's been [D] ten long [Eb] years since I [Bb] left my home, in the holler [F] where I was born.
[Bbm] Where the calm [D] cool [Eb] lights make the wood [Bb] smoke rise, and the pop's [F] color [Bb] blows his horn.
I fell in [Eb] love with a girl [Bb] from the town, I thought that she would [F] be true.
[Bb] I ran [D]
away [Eb] to [Bb] Charlottesville, and worked [F] in a saw [Bb] mill.
What [F] have you done to [Bb] your home place?
[C] Why did [F] they tear it down?
[Bb] And why did [D] I leave [Bb] a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town?
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[E] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[G] [Bb]
Well the girl ran off [Eb] with [Bb] somebody else, the terrorists took all [F] my dreams.
[Bb] Now here [D] I stand [Eb] with the [Bb] old home good, before [F] they build a [Bb] gateway.
Now the geese [Dm] fly [Eb] south in the [Bb] cold wind blown, as I stand here and [F] hang my head.
[Bb] I've lost my love, [Eb] I've [Bb] lost my home, and now [F] I wish that [Bb] I was dead.
[F] What have you done to your home place?
[C]
Why did they [F] tear it down?
[Bb] And why did I leave a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town?
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[G] [F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb] [F] What have you [Bbm] done to your home [C] place?
Why did they [F] tear it down?
[Bb] And [C] why [D] did I [Eb] leave a plow [Bb] in the field, and look for a job in the town?
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb]
It's been [D] ten long [Eb] years since I [Bb] left my home, in the holler [F] where I was born.
[Bbm] Where the calm [D] cool [Eb] lights make the wood [Bb] smoke rise, and the pop's [F] color [Bb] blows his horn.
I fell in [Eb] love with a girl [Bb] from the town, I thought that she would [F] be true.
[Bb] I ran [D]
away [Eb] to [Bb] Charlottesville, and worked [F] in a saw [Bb] mill.
What [F] have you done to [Bb] your home place?
[C] Why did [F] they tear it down?
[Bb] And why did [D] I leave [Bb] a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town?
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[E] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[G] [Bb]
Well the girl ran off [Eb] with [Bb] somebody else, the terrorists took all [F] my dreams.
[Bb] Now here [D] I stand [Eb] with the [Bb] old home good, before [F] they build a [Bb] gateway.
Now the geese [Dm] fly [Eb] south in the [Bb] cold wind blown, as I stand here and [F] hang my head.
[Bb] I've lost my love, [Eb] I've [Bb] lost my home, and now [F] I wish that [Bb] I was dead.
[F] What have you done to your home place?
[C]
Why did they [F] tear it down?
[Bb] And why did I leave a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town?
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[G] [F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb] [F] What have you [Bbm] done to your home [C] place?
Why did they [F] tear it down?
[Bb] And [C] why [D] did I [Eb] leave a plow [Bb] in the field, and look for a job in the town?
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
D
C
Bb
F
Eb
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's been [D] ten long [Eb] years since I [Bb] left my home, in the holler [F] where I was born. _
[Bbm] Where the calm [D] cool [Eb] lights make the wood [Bb] smoke rise, and the pop's [F] color [Bb] blows his horn. _ _
_ _ _ I fell in [Eb] love with a girl [Bb] from the town, I thought that she would [F] be true.
_ [Bb] I ran [D]
away [Eb] to _ [Bb] Charlottesville, and worked [F] in a saw [Bb] mill.
_ _ What [F] have you done to [Bb] your home place?
[C] Why did [F] they tear it down?
_ [Bb] And why did [D] I leave [Bb] a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town? _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Well the girl ran off [Eb] with [Bb] somebody else, the terrorists took all [F] my dreams.
[Bb] Now here [D] I stand [Eb] with the [Bb] old home good, before [F] they build a [Bb] gateway. _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the geese [Dm] fly [Eb] south in the [Bb] cold wind blown, as I stand here and [F] hang my head.
_ [Bb] I've lost my love, [Eb] I've [Bb] lost my home, and now [F] I wish that [Bb] I was dead.
_ _ [F] What have you done to your home place?
[C]
Why did they [F] tear it down?
_ [Bb] And why did I leave a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town? _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] What have you [Bbm] done to your home [C] place?
Why did they [F] tear it _ down?
[Bb] And [C] why [D] did I [Eb] leave a plow [Bb] in the field, and look for a job in the town? _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's been [D] ten long [Eb] years since I [Bb] left my home, in the holler [F] where I was born. _
[Bbm] Where the calm [D] cool [Eb] lights make the wood [Bb] smoke rise, and the pop's [F] color [Bb] blows his horn. _ _
_ _ _ I fell in [Eb] love with a girl [Bb] from the town, I thought that she would [F] be true.
_ [Bb] I ran [D]
away [Eb] to _ [Bb] Charlottesville, and worked [F] in a saw [Bb] mill.
_ _ What [F] have you done to [Bb] your home place?
[C] Why did [F] they tear it down?
_ [Bb] And why did [D] I leave [Bb] a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town? _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Well the girl ran off [Eb] with [Bb] somebody else, the terrorists took all [F] my dreams.
[Bb] Now here [D] I stand [Eb] with the [Bb] old home good, before [F] they build a [Bb] gateway. _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the geese [Dm] fly [Eb] south in the [Bb] cold wind blown, as I stand here and [F] hang my head.
_ [Bb] I've lost my love, [Eb] I've [Bb] lost my home, and now [F] I wish that [Bb] I was dead.
_ _ [F] What have you done to your home place?
[C]
Why did they [F] tear it down?
_ [Bb] And why did I leave a plow in the field, and look for a job in the town? _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] What have you [Bbm] done to your home [C] place?
Why did they [F] tear it _ down?
[Bb] And [C] why [D] did I [Eb] leave a plow [Bb] in the field, and look for a job in the town? _ _ _ _