Chords for Way Down In North Carolina - Foghorn Stringband at CBA Festival
Tempo:
138.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Eb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Over to an old classic here, an old [Eb] fiddle tune [G] that has some words.
This one's called Way Down in North Carolina, Waterbound.
Sing along, please.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] That [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] chicken's crawling up my [C] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [G] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [D] tree, way down in [G] North Carolina.
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] The old man's mad and I don't [C] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [G] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [D] care, just so I'll [G] get his daughter.
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] Baby, don't give her up, we're gonna run [C] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [G] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [D] away, way back to [G] Louisiana.
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Water down and take your own Wing down in North Carolina
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G] Girl, you can't get across the Z [C]-bus fork
Can't get across the Z [G]-bus fork
Can't cross the Z-bus [D] fork, it ain't in [G] North Carolina
Just don't pass it,
[C] [Em] itural
[G]
[A]
[Gb]
This one's called Way Down in North Carolina, Waterbound.
Sing along, please.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] That [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] chicken's crawling up my [C] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [G] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [D] tree, way down in [G] North Carolina.
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] The old man's mad and I don't [C] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [G] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [D] care, just so I'll [G] get his daughter.
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina.
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] Baby, don't give her up, we're gonna run [C] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [G] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [D] away, way back to [G] Louisiana.
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Water down and take your own Wing down in North Carolina
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [G] Girl, you can't get across the Z [C]-bus fork
Can't get across the Z [G]-bus fork
Can't cross the Z-bus [D] fork, it ain't in [G] North Carolina
Just don't pass it,
[C] [Em] itural
[G]
[A]
[Gb]
Key:
G
C
D
Eb
Em
G
C
D
[D] _ Over to an old classic here, an old [Eb] fiddle tune [G] that has some words.
_ This one's called Way Down in North Carolina, _ Waterbound.
_ Sing along, please.
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] That _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ chicken's crawling up my [C] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [G] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [D] tree, way down in [G] North Carolina. _
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ The old man's mad and I don't [C] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [G] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [D] care, just so I'll [G] get his daughter. _
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina. _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ Baby, don't give her up, we're gonna run [C] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [G] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [D] away, way back to [G] Louisiana. _ _
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Water down and take your own Wing down in North Carolina _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Girl, you can't get across the Z [C]-bus fork
Can't get across the Z [G]-bus fork
Can't cross the Z-bus [D] fork, it ain't in [G] North Carolina
Just don't pass it, _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] itural _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This one's called Way Down in North Carolina, _ Waterbound.
_ Sing along, please.
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] That _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ chicken's crawling up my [C] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [G] tree,
Chicken's crawling up my [D] tree, way down in [G] North Carolina. _
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina. _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ The old man's mad and I don't [C] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [G] care,
The old man's mad and I don't [D] care, just so I'll [G] get his daughter. _
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Waterbound, can't get home, way down in North Carolina. _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ Baby, don't give her up, we're gonna run [C] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [G] away,
Don't give her up, we're gonna run [D] away, way back to [G] Louisiana. _ _
Waterbound, can't get [C] home,
Waterbound, can't get [G] home,
Water down and take your own Wing down in North Carolina _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Girl, you can't get across the Z [C]-bus fork
Can't get across the Z [G]-bus fork
Can't cross the Z-bus [D] fork, it ain't in [G] North Carolina
Just don't pass it, _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] itural _
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