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I personally love this song and really the entire album is great, most
people know "Sunshine" and "Lay around the Shanty" but my favorite song on
the album is probably this on, a nice little tune called "Athens County" You
might need to listen to it to really get it, there is a thing on YouTube of
it that you can listen to. Anyway, i couldn't find the chords to this song
anywhere on the internet, so i had to come up with them myself, they may not
be entirely accurate but they sound good, and are pretty close if they're
not right
I play it in the key of G (because i have a G harmonica), the record is
actually in G#, so throw a capo on the 1st fret and BINGO, you're there!
GWay down in Athens County
Cthat's where i Gam
EmGoing on the road tomorrow
CUp to AmsterGdam
GWay down in Athens County
                  C  G(hold)
Stop and have some wine
(no chord)
Athens County
D(hold)       C(hold)
Marie and Me, We're doin' fine
GSweet CMaria
GNever DLong CGone
GSweet CMaria
GNever long gone, Dnever long gone
GJust got into this Ctown
GI'm feelin' mighty Cgood
GFound my olf friend Emsound
CI had a hunch i Dwould
GWay down in Athens County
Cthat's where i Gam
EmGoing on the road tomorrow
CUp to AmsterGdam
GWay down in Athens County
                  C  G(hold)
Stop and have some wine
(no chord)
Athens County
D(hold)       C(hold)
Marie and Me, We're doin' fine
GSweet CMaria
GNever DLong CGone
GSweet CMaria
GNever long gone, Dnever long gone
(harmonica break)
 G   C   G   C   G   Em   C   D   G   C   G   C  G(hold) D(hold) C(hold)  G   CGDC  G   C   G  D  
GThat's my good friend CJohn
GHe's whistlin' a bluegrass Ctune
GWe pick it in the Emsunshine
CSing it in the aDfternoon
GWay down in Athens County
Cthat's where i Gam
EmGoing on the road tomorrow
CUp to AmsterGdam
GWay down in Athens County
                  C  G(hold)
Stop and have some wine
(no chord)
Athens County
D(hold)       C(hold)
Marie and Me, We're doin' fine
GSweet CMaria
GNever DLong CGone
GSweet CMaria
GNever Dlong Cgone (well hello maria)
GSweet CMaria
GNever DLong CGone (so long)
GSweet CMaria
GNever Dlong Cgone
Gfor long
There you go, great song, if you know a banjo player and a guy who can play
harmonica, you can really make this sound good

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Athens County

by Jonathan Edwards

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I personally love this song and really the entire album is great, most

people know "Sunshine" and "Lay around the Shanty" but my favorite song on

the album is probably this on, a nice little tune called "Athens County" You

might need to listen to it to really get it, there is a thing on YouTube of

it that you can listen to. Anyway, i couldn't find the chords to this song

anywhere on the internet, so i had to come up with them myself, they may not

be entirely accurate but they sound good, and are pretty close if they're

not right

I play it in the key of G (because i have a G harmonica), the record is

actually in G#, so throw a capo on the 1st fret and BINGO, you're there!

Way down in Athens County

C G

that's where i am

Going on the road tomorrow

C G

Up to Amsterdam

Way down in Athens County

C G

(hold)

Stop and have some wine

(no chord)

Athens County

D C

(hold) (hold)

Marie and Me, We're doin' fine

G C

Sweet Maria

G D C

Never Long Gone

G C

Sweet Maria

G D

Never long gone, never long gone

G C

Just got into this town

G C

I'm feelin' mighty good

G Em

Found my olf friend sound

C D

I had a hunch i would

Way down in Athens County

C G

that's where i am

Going on the road tomorrow

C G

Up to Amsterdam

Way down in Athens County

C G

(hold)

Stop and have some wine

(no chord)

Athens County

D C

(hold) (hold)

Marie and Me, We're doin' fine

G C

Sweet Maria

G D C

Never Long Gone

G C

Sweet Maria

G D

Never long gone, never long gone

(harmonica break)

G C G C G Em C D G C G C G D C G C G C G D

(hold) (hold) (hold) GDC

G C

That's my good friend John

G C

He's whistlin' a bluegrass tune

G Em

We pick it in the sunshine

C D

Sing it in the afternoon

Way down in Athens County

C G

that's where i am

Going on the road tomorrow

C G

Up to Amsterdam

Way down in Athens County

C G

(hold)

Stop and have some wine

(no chord)

Athens County

D C

(hold) (hold)

Marie and Me, We're doin' fine

G C

Sweet Maria

G D C

Never Long Gone

G C

Sweet Maria

G D C

Never long gone (well hello maria)

G C

Sweet Maria

G D C

Never Long Gone (so long)

G C

Sweet Maria

G D C

Never long gone

for long

There you go, great song, if you know a banjo player and a guy who can play

harmonica, you can really make this sound good

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