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Smoky Mountain Memories

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CYou ought to go north Am7somebody told us
Cause the Fair is filled with gCold dust
And Am7fortune falls like sFnow flakes in your hCands
Now I dAm7on't recall who said it
But we'd Flived so long on cEmredit
And so we Fheaded out to Gfind our promised lCand
Just poor SAm7moky Mountains farm folk
With noFthing more than hCigh hopes
So we hiAm7tched our station wFagon to a sCtar
But our Am7dreams are failing on us
Cause there Fwas no land of prEmomise
Though it's a sFtruggle just kGeepin' sight of who Cyou are
Oh and these nAm7orthern nights are dEmreary
And my Fsouthern heart is Emweary
As I woFnder how the oDmld folks are back hCmaj7ome
But I kAm7now that they all lEmove me
And they're Fall thinking of Em7me
   FSmoky Mountains mDm7emories keep me strCong
You know I've beeAm7n thinkin' a whole lot lately
About what's Fbeen and what aCwaits me
It takes Am7all I've got to givFe what life demCands
You go inAm7sane if you give in to it
Life's a Fmill and I've been tEmhrough it
I'm just tFhankful I'm creaGtive with my hCands
Oh and these nAm7orthern nights they're Emdreary
And my Fsouthern eyes are Emteary
As I woFnder how the oDmld folks are back hCmaj7ome
But I'll keep Am7leanin' on my JEmesus
He'll loFve and guide and Emlead us
   FSmoky Mountains mDm7emories keep me strCong
If I'll keep lAm7ooking to the fEmather
Keep Four heads abovEme the waterF  
While the Smoky MDm7ountains memories Gkeep me strCong

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Smoky Mountain Memories

by Dolly Parton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

Cmaj7

Em7

Dm7

C Am7

You ought to go north somebody told us

F C

Cause the air is filled with gold dust

Am7 F C

And fortune falls like snow flakes in your hands

Am7

Now I don't recall who said it

F Em

But we'd lived so long on credit

F G C

And so we headed out to find our promised land

Am7

Just poor Smoky Mountains farm folk

F C

With nothing more than high hopes

Am7 F C

So we hitched our station wagon to a star

Am7

But our dreams are failing on us

F Em

Cause there was no land of promise

F G C

Though it's a struggle just keepin' sight of who you are

Am7 Em

Oh and these northern nights are dreary

F Em

And my southern heart is weary

F Dm Cmaj7

As I wonder how the old folks are back home

Am7 Em

But I know that they all love me

F Em7

And they're all thinking of me

F Dm7 C

Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

Am7

You know I've been thinkin' a whole lot lately

F C

About what's been and what awaits me

Am7 F C

It takes all I've got to give what life demands

Am7

You go insane if you give in to it

F Em

Life's a mill and I've been through it

F G C

I'm just thankful I'm creative with my hands

Am7 Em

Oh and these northern nights they're dreary

F Em

And my southern eyes are teary

F Dm Cmaj7

As I wonder how the old folks are back home

Am7 Em

But I'll keep leanin' on my Jesus

F Em

He'll love and guide and lead us

F Dm7 C

Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

Am7 Em

If I'll keep looking to the father

F Em F

Keep our heads above the water

Dm7 G C

While the Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

About Smoky Mountain Memories Chords by Dolly Parton

Learn how to play Smoky Mountain Memories by Dolly Parton with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Smoky Mountain Memories chords”, “Smoky Mountain Memories guitar chords”, or “Dolly Parton Smoky Mountain Memories 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 Smoky Mountain Memories chords and for experienced players who want accurate Smoky Mountain Memories lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Am7, F, Em, G, Dm.

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What key is "Smoky Mountain Memories" in?

The chords for "Smoky Mountain Memories" show the original chord names (including C, Am7, F, Em, G, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.