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"North Carolina"
Chorus
GSweet demon North CarolinaC  D  
GGave your daughter to meC  D  
GShe left me on that corner starinC'D  
GKnocked the wind outta meC  D  
Verse
GWell dime to a dollar now, and that dollar Cback to a dime
I'm wonderin' how I beGen wasting all that precious timeD  
I just been sitting Gdown here on that railway lineC  
Thinkin' about wGhat used to be mDineG  
Pre-Chorus
Girl, I'm just sDittin' down here wonderin' whyG  
Just watchin' days likDe hours all fly on byG  
I'm just sittCing 'round here with my head in my hand,G  E  
WAonderin' how many years it's beenD  
Singin'...
Bridge
G  C  G  D  G  C  G D  G
D  G  D  G  C  G Em  Am  D
Chorus
SGweet demon North CarolinaC  D  
GGave your daughter to meC  D  
GShe left me on that corner stariCn'D  
GKnocked the wind outta meC  D  
Verse
Well if GI'd a known that things woulda ended up this wayC  
I would have never Gleft my happy home anywayD  
I would've stayed Gdown on my bended knees and prayedC  
HGopin' I would never see this dayD  G  
Pre-Chorus
Girl, I'm jusDt sittin' down here wonderin' whyG  
Just watchin' days Dlike hours all click on byG  
I'm just Csitting 'round here with my head in my handG,E  
AWonderin' how many years it's beenD  
Singin'
Chorus
SGweet demon North CarolinaC  D  
GGave your daughter to meC  D  
GShe left me on that corner starin'C  D  
GKnocked the wind outta meC  D  
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North Carolina

by The Devil Makes Three

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"North Carolina"

Chorus

G C D

Sweet demon North Carolina

G C D

Gave your daughter to me

G C D

She left me on that corner starin'

G C D

Knocked the wind outta me

Verse

G C

Well dime to a dollar now, and that dollar back to a dime

G D

I'm wonderin' how I been wasting all that precious time

G C

I just been sitting down here on that railway line

G D G

Thinkin' about what used to be mine

Pre-Chorus

D G

Girl, I'm just sittin' down here wonderin' why

D G

Just watchin' days like hours all fly on by

C G E

I'm just sitting 'round here with my head in my hand,

A D

Wonderin' how many years it's been

Singin'...

Bridge

G C G D G C G D G

D G D G C G Em Am D

Chorus

G C D

Sweet demon North Carolina

G C D

Gave your daughter to me

G C D

She left me on that corner starin'

G C D

Knocked the wind outta me

Verse

G C

Well if I'd a known that things woulda ended up this way

G D

I would have never left my happy home anyway

G C

I would've stayed down on my bended knees and prayed

G D G

Hopin' I would never see this day

Pre-Chorus

D G

Girl, I'm just sittin' down here wonderin' why

D G

Just watchin' days like hours all click on by

C G E

I'm just sitting 'round here with my head in my hand,

A D

Wonderin' how many years it's been

Singin'

Chorus

G C D

Sweet demon North Carolina

G C D

Gave your daughter to me

G C D

She left me on that corner starin'

G C D

Knocked the wind outta me

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