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Appalachia

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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This is the banjo part that can be played by a second guitar over the chorus
e|-12---10---8--12---10---15--12---10---8---|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
 C   F   C(3X)
[Verse]
MCe and my babe we're geFtting married sCoon
DCown by the river by the seFventh of JuCne
oCh I'm just a talker she's a rFegular walCker
ACn appalachia on Fthe ruCn
[Verse]
CI'm from the city and she thFinks it's a pCity
Ccause my hands aren't rough like a Fwagon wCheel
CI'm pulling up water that shoFuld be cleCar
Coh maybe oh maybe in aFnother yeCar
[Chorus]
FI'm from the cCity and she thGinks I'm a piAmty
FWhere's my aCppalachia gGone
Ffor most of my lCife I've been waGsting all my tAmime
 C   F   C(3X)
IC'm mining away and I'm diFgging hoCles
ACppalachia don'Ft you kCnow
FOh...........COh............GOh...........AmOh   (Repeat)
 C   F   C(2X)
[Chorus]
FI'm from the cCity and she thGinks I'm a piAmty
FWhere's my aCppalachia gGone
Ffor most of my lCife I've beeen waGsting all my tAmime
FBut now I'm comGing back to yCou
 C   F   C(2X)
[Outro]
OFh...........OCh............OGh...........OAmh   (Repeat)
AFppalachia Cin the morning I'll Grise and I'll come aroAmund
AFppalachia Cwhen I'm older I'll Gcome and I'll settle doAmwn
ACnd come back to youF  C  

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Appalachia

by Riverside

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is the banjo part that can be played by a second guitar over the chorus

e|-12---10---8--12---10---15--12---10---8---|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

C F C

(3X)

[Verse]

C F C

Me and my babe we're getting married soon

C F C

Down by the river by the seventh of June

C F C

oh I'm just a talker she's a regular walker

C F C

An appalachia on the run

[Verse]

C F C

I'm from the city and she thinks it's a pity

C F C

cause my hands aren't rough like a wagon wheel

C F C

I'm pulling up water that should be clear

C F C

oh maybe oh maybe in another year

[Chorus]

F C G Am

I'm from the city and she thinks I'm a pity

F C G

Where's my appalachia gone

F C G Am

for most of my life I've been wasting all my time

C F C

(3X)

C F C

I'm mining away and I'm digging holes

C F C

Appalachia don't you know

F C G Am

Oh...........Oh............Oh...........Oh (Repeat)

C F C

(2X)

[Chorus]

F C G Am

I'm from the city and she thinks I'm a pity

F C G

Where's my appalachia gone

F C G Am

for most of my life I've beeen wasting all my time

F G C

But now I'm coming back to you

C F C

(2X)

[Outro]

F C G Am

Oh...........Oh............Oh...........Oh (Repeat)

F C G Am

Appalachia in the morning I'll rise and I'll come around

F C G Am

Appalachia when I'm older I'll come and I'll settle down

C F C

And come back to you

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