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My Darlin Hometown

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[Intro]
John plays A but I think A7 works well too
   D     Em     A7     Dx2
DFar away over the Emsea
There's a A7river that's calling to Dme
That Driver she runs all Emaround
The A7place that I call my homeDtown
There's a Dvalley on the side of the Emhill
And A7flowers on an old windowDsill
A Dfamiliar old picture it Emseems
And A7I'll go there tonight in my Ddreams
Where it's Ggreen in the summer
And Dgold in the fall
Her Eeyes are as blue
As the A7sky I recall
DFar away over the Emsea
There's a A7place at the table for Dme
Where Dlaughter and music Emabound
Just A7waiting there in my homeDtown
The Griver she freezes
When there's Dsnow on the ground
And the Echildren can slide
To the A7far side of town
(Repeat Intro)
DFar away far away Emme
A7Hung up on a sweet memoDry
I'm Dlost and I wish I were Emfound
In the A7arms of my darlin' homeDtown
With the Gevening sun sittin'
On the Dtop of the hill
And the Emockingbird answering
The A7old chapel bell
DFar away over the Emsea
My A7heart is longing to Dbe
And I Dwish I could lay myself Emdown
In the A7arms of my darlin' hometDown
D   Em   A7   D

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My Darlin Hometown

by John Prine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

John plays A but I think A7 works well too

D Em A7 D

D Em

Far away over the sea

A7 D

There's a river that's calling to me

D Em

That river she runs all around

A7 D

The place that I call my hometown

D Em

There's a valley on the side of the hill

A7 D

And flowers on an old windowsill

D Em

A familiar old picture it seems

A7 D

And I'll go there tonight in my dreams

Where it's green in the summer

And gold in the fall

Her eyes are as blue

As the sky I recall

D Em

Far away over the sea

A7 D

There's a place at the table for me

D Em

Where laughter and music abound

A7 D

Just waiting there in my hometown

The river she freezes

When there's snow on the ground

And the children can slide

To the far side of town

(Repeat Intro)

D Em

Far away far away me

A7 D

Hung up on a sweet memory

D Em

I'm lost and I wish I were found

A7 D

In the arms of my darlin' hometown

With the evening sun sittin'

On the top of the hill

And the mockingbird answering

The old chapel bell

D Em

Far away over the sea

A7 D

My heart is longing to be

D Em

And I wish I could lay myself down

A7 D

In the arms of my darlin' hometown

D Em A7 D

About My Darlin Hometown Chords by John Prine

Learn how to play My Darlin Hometown by John Prine with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “My Darlin Hometown chords”, “My Darlin Hometown guitar chords”, or “John Prine My Darlin Hometown chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy My Darlin Hometown chords and for experienced players who want accurate My Darlin Hometown lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, A7, D, Em, G, E.

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