{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":764300,"song":"Athens County","artist":"Jonathan Edwards","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11589506-athens-county-chords-by-jonathan-edwards/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/764300?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":39,"content":"I personally love this song and really the entire album is great, most\r\npeople know \"Sunshine\" and \"Lay around the Shanty\" but my favorite song on\r\nthe album is probably this on, a nice little tune called \"Athens County\" You\r\nmight need to listen to it to really get it, there is a thing on YouTube of\r\nit that you can listen to. Anyway, i couldn't find the chords to this song\r\nanywhere on the internet, so i had to come up with them myself, they may not\r\nbe entirely accurate but they sound good, and are pretty close if they're\r\nnot right\r\n\r\nI play it in the key of G (because i have a G harmonica), the record is\r\nactually in G#, so throw a capo on the 1st fret and BINGO, you're there!\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWay down in Athens County[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nthat's where i am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGoing on the road tomorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUp to Amsterdam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWay down in Athens County[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch](hold)\r\nStop and have some wine[/tab]\r\n(no chord)\r\nAthens County\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch](hold)       [ch]C[/ch](hold)\r\nMarie and Me, We're doin' fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever Long Gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNever long gone, never long gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust got into this town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm feelin' mighty good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFound my olf friend sound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI had a hunch i would[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWay down in Athens County[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nthat's where i am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGoing on the road tomorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUp to Amsterdam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWay down in Athens County[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch](hold)\r\nStop and have some wine[/tab]\r\n(no chord)\r\nAthens County\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch](hold)       [ch]C[/ch](hold)\r\nMarie and Me, We're doin' fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever Long Gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNever long gone, never long gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n(harmonica break)\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch](hold) [ch]D[/ch](hold) [ch]C[/ch](hold) [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] GDC [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat's my good friend John[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's whistlin' a bluegrass tune[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe pick it in the sunshine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSing it in the afternoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWay down in Athens County[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] \r\nthat's where i am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGoing on the road tomorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUp to Amsterdam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWay down in Athens County[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch](hold)\r\nStop and have some wine[/tab]\r\n(no chord)\r\nAthens County\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch](hold)       [ch]C[/ch](hold)\r\nMarie and Me, We're doin' fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever Long Gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever long gone (well hello maria)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever Long Gone (so long)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSweet Maria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever long gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nfor long[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThere you go, great song, if you know a banjo player and a guy who can play\r\nharmonica, you can really make this sound good","plain_text":"I personally love this song and really the entire album is great, most\npeople know \"Sunshine\" and \"Lay around the Shanty\" but my favorite song on\nthe album is probably this on, a nice little tune called \"Athens County\" You\nmight need to listen to it to really get it, there is a thing on YouTube of\nit that you can listen to. Anyway, i couldn't find the chords to this song\nanywhere on the internet, so i had to come up with them myself, they may not\nbe entirely accurate but they sound good, and are pretty close if they're\nnot right\n\nI play it in the key of G (because i have a G harmonica), the record is\nactually in G#, so throw a capo on the 1st fret and BINGO, you're there!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(no chord)\nAthens County\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(no chord)\nAthens County\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(harmonica break)\nG C G C G Em C D G C G C G(hold) D(hold) C(hold) G C GDC G C G D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(no chord)\nAthens County\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere you go, great song, if you know a banjo player and a guy who can play\nharmonica, you can really make this sound good","chords":["G","C","Em","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}