OLD HOME PLACE (Mitch Jayne & Dean Webb)
Performed by J.D. Crowe and The New South
Off the "Hand-Picked: 1986 Rounder Records"
*Capo 3rd Fret (Perform in Key of Bb)
[Intro]
G B7 C G
It?s been ten long years since I left my home
D
In the hollow where I was born
G B7 C G
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise,
D G
And a fox hunter blows his horn.
G B7 C G
I fell in love with a girl from the town
D
I thought that she would be true
G B7 C G
I ran away to Charlottesville
D G
And worked in a sawmill or two
[Chorus]
D G
What have they done to the old home place
A D
Why did they tear it down
G B7 C G
And why did I leave the plow in the field
D G
And look for a job in the town
[Instrumental]
(Mandolin Solo Chords)
G B7 C G G G D D G B7 C G G D G G G G
G B7 C G
Well the girl ran off with somebody else
D
The taverns took all my pay
G B7 C G
And here I stand where the old home stood
D G
Before they took it away
B7 C G
Now the geese fly south and the cold wind moans
D
As I stand here and hang my head
G B7 C G
I've lost my love I've lost my home
D G
And now I wish that I was dead
D G
What have they done to the old home place
A D
Why did they tear it down
G B7 C G
And why did I leave the plow in the field
D G
And look for a job in the town
[Instrumental]
(Guitar Solo Chords) (Dobro Solo Chords)
G B C G G G D D G B C G G D G G G G
D G
What have they done to the old home place
A D
Why did they tear it down
G B7 C G
And why did I leave the plow in the field
D G
And look for a job in the town.