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South Carolina

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[Intro]
GOh Red earth of CSouth CarolGina
EmCall me back from Bmwhere I've Dbeen
GI've been gone for Cthree whole Gweeks now
AmAnd my Dmind's enGtranced
GWith Dixie winds all Cthrough your Gforests
EmBouncing from your Bmbasement Dferns
GAsk your pines to Chold me Gcloser
AmIn their Dbows of Gmirth
[Bridge]
With Ddreams of silent Gchildren lovers
EmHanging high Bmabove your Dhills
GOh red earth of CSouth CaroGlina
AmCall me Dback aGgain
[Instrumental]
G C G Em Bm G
G C G Am D G
[Verse]
GWhen you were young you Cwere ramGbunctious
EmAll your family Bmasked you Dwhy
G"When I die, " you Ckindly Gtold them
Am"I wanna Dsee the Gsun, "
[Bridge 2]
DSo you left and Gquietly loved me
EmTaking with you Bmall your Dkin
GBut you were blind oh CSouth CaroGlina
AmCold and Dharsh and Gthin
[Verse]
GGet on back you CSouth CaroGlina
EmGo on home to Bmfind your Dsun
GWith your mother Che's been Gprayin'
AmTo the Dgod you Glost
[Bridge 3]
D"You were young Gangry and foolish, "
EmHe will say when Bmyou walk Din
G"Where you go my CSouth CaroGlina
AmWith you DI have Gbeen, "
[Outro]
GOh Red earth of CSouth CarolGina
EmCall me back from Bmwhere I've Dbeen
GI've been gone for Cthree whole Gweeks now
AmAnd my Dmind's enGtranced
GWith Dixie winds all Cthrough your Gforests
EmBouncing from your Bmbasement Dferns
GAsk your pines to Chold me Gcloser
AmIn their Dbows of Gmirth
G C G
Em Bm D
G C G
Am D G
Am D G

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South Carolina

by Lulu Mae

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

G C G

Oh Red earth of South Carolina

Em Bm D

Call me back from where I've been

G C G

I've been gone for three whole weeks now

Am D G

And my mind's entranced

G C G

With Dixie winds all through your forests

Em Bm D

Bouncing from your basement ferns

G C G

Ask your pines to hold me closer

Am D G

In their bows of mirth

[Bridge]

D G

With dreams of silent children lovers

Em Bm D

Hanging high above your hills

G C G

Oh red earth of South Carolina

Am D G

Call me back again

[Instrumental]

G C G Em Bm G

G C G Am D G

[Verse]

G C G

When you were young you were rambunctious

Em Bm D

All your family asked you why

G C G

"When I die, " you kindly told them

Am D G

"I wanna see the sun, "

[Bridge 2]

D G

So you left and quietly loved me

Em Bm D

Taking with you all your kin

G C G

But you were blind oh South Carolina

Am D G

Cold and harsh and thin

[Verse]

G C G

Get on back you South Carolina

Em Bm D

Go on home to find your sun

G C G

With your mother he's been prayin'

Am D G

To the god you lost

[Bridge 3]

D G

"You were young angry and foolish, "

Em Bm D

He will say when you walk in

G C G

"Where you go my South Carolina

Am D G

With you I have been, "

[Outro]

G C G

Oh Red earth of South Carolina

Em Bm D

Call me back from where I've been

G C G

I've been gone for three whole weeks now

Am D G

And my mind's entranced

G C G

With Dixie winds all through your forests

Em Bm D

Bouncing from your basement ferns

G C G

Ask your pines to hold me closer

Am D G

In their bows of mirth

G C G

Em Bm D

G C G

Am D G

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