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Goin Back To Harlan

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Goin' Back To Harlan - Emmylou Harris
  (capo 1)
  (intro)   Am    C    F    G(x2)
  (verse 1)
There Amwere no cuckoos, no Csycamores.
We Fplayed about the Gforest floor
  Dmunderneath the Csilver maples,
  Gthe balsams and the Amsky.
  (verse 2)
We Ampopped the heads off Cdandelions,
asFsuming roles from Gnursery rhymes.
  DmRested on the Criverbank,
  Gand grew up by and Amby.
  GAnd grew up by and AmbyAm  
  (bridge)
  CFrail my heart apart,
and Gplay me a little Shady Grove.
  CRing the bells of rhymney,
til they Gring inside my head forever.
  CBounce the bow, rock the Ggallows
for the hangman's Amreel.
And Gwake the devil from his Cdre-eeee-Geam
  (chorus)
I'm goin back to CHarlan, oh oh oh Goh
I'm goin back to CHarlan, oh oh oh Goh
I'm going back to AmHarlanAm  
  (verse 3)
AmAnd if you were CWillie Moore
and FI was Barbara GAllen,
or Fair DmEllen all sad at the Ccabin door
a-Gweeping and a-pinin' for Amlove.
A-Gweeping and a-pinin' for Amlove.Am  
  (repeat bridge)
  (repeat chorus)
  (break)   G    C  G  
  (repeat chorus)
  (break)   G    C  G  
  (repeat chorus)
  (break)   G    C  G  
  (outro)   C    G    C    G    C    G  C_

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Goin Back To Harlan

by Emmylou Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Goin' Back To Harlan - Emmylou Harris

(capo 1)

Am C F G

(intro) (x2)

(verse 1)

Am C

There were no cuckoos, no sycamores.

F G

We played about the forest floor

Dm C

underneath the silver maples,

G Am

the balsams and the sky.

(verse 2)

Am C

We popped the heads off dandelions,

F G

assuming roles from nursery rhymes.

Dm C

Rested on the riverbank,

G Am

and grew up by and by.

G Am Am

And grew up by and by

(bridge)

Frail my heart apart,

and play me a little Shady Grove.

Ring the bells of rhymney,

til they ring inside my head forever.

C G

Bounce the bow, rock the gallows

for the hangman's reel.

G C G

And wake the devil from his dre-eeee-eam

(chorus)

C G

I'm goin back to Harlan, oh oh oh oh

C G

I'm goin back to Harlan, oh oh oh oh

Am Am

I'm going back to Harlan

(verse 3)

Am C

And if you were Willie Moore

F G

and I was Barbara Allen,

Dm C

or Fair Ellen all sad at the cabin door

G Am

a-weeping and a-pinin' for love.

G Am Am

A-weeping and a-pinin' for love.

(repeat bridge)

(repeat chorus)

G C G

(break)

(repeat chorus)

G C G

(break)

(repeat chorus)

G C G

(break)

C G C G C G C

(outro) _

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