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    GYou ought to go nEm7orth somebody told us
    Cause the Cair is filled with gGold dust
    And Em7fortune falls like sCnow flakes in your hGands
    Now I dEm7on't recall who said it
    But we'd Clived so long on cBmredit
    And so we Cheaded out to Dfind our promised lGand
    Just poor SEm7moky Mountains farm folk
    With noCthing more than hGigh hopes
    So we hiEm7tched our station wCagon to a sGtar
    But our Em7dreams are failing on us
    Cause there Cwas no land of prBmomise
    Though it's a sCtruggle just kDeepin' sight of who Gyou are
    Oh and these nEm7orthern nights are dBmreary
    And my Csouthern heart is Bmweary
    As I woCnder how the oAmld folks are back hGmaj7ome
    But I kEm7now that they all lBmove me
    And they're Call thinking of Bm7me
       CSmoky Mountains mAm7emories keep me strGong
    You know I've beeEm7n thinkin' a whole lot lately
    About what's Cbeen and what aGwaits me
    It takes Em7all I've got to givCe what life demGands
    You go inEm7sane if you give in to it
    Life's a Cmill and I've been tBmhrough it
    I'm just tChankful I'm creaDtive with my hGands
    Oh and these nEm7orthern nights they're Bmdreary
    And my Csouthern eyes are Bmteary
    As I woCnder how the oAmld folks are back hGmaj7ome
    But I'll keep Em7leanin' on my JBmesus
    He'll loCve and guide and Bmlead us
       CSmoky Mountains mAm7emories keep me strGong
    If I'll keep lEm7ooking to the fBmather
    Keep Cour heads abovBme the waterC  
    While the Smoky MAm7ountains memories Dkeep me strGong

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Smoky Mountain Memories

by David Archuleta

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Gmaj7

Bm7

Am7

G Em7

You ought to go north somebody told us

C G

Cause the air is filled with gold dust

Em7 C G

And fortune falls like snow flakes in your hands

Em7

Now I don't recall who said it

C Bm

But we'd lived so long on credit

C D G

And so we headed out to find our promised land

Em7

Just poor Smoky Mountains farm folk

C G

With nothing more than high hopes

Em7 C G

So we hitched our station wagon to a star

Em7

But our dreams are failing on us

C Bm

Cause there was no land of promise

C D G

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

Em7 Bm

Oh and these northern nights are dreary

C Bm

And my southern heart is weary

C Am Gmaj7

As I wonder how the old folks are back home

Em7 Bm

But I know that they all love me

C Bm7

And they're all thinking of me

C Am7 G

Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

Em7

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

C G

About what's been and what awaits me

Em7 C G

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

Em7

You go insane if you give in to it

C Bm

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

C D G

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

Em7 Bm

Oh and these northern nights they're dreary

C Bm

And my southern eyes are teary

C Am Gmaj7

As I wonder how the old folks are back home

Em7 Bm

But I'll keep leanin' on my Jesus

C Bm

He'll love and guide and lead us

C Am7 G

Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

Em7 Bm

If I'll keep looking to the father

C Bm C

Keep our heads above the water

Am7 D G

While the Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

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