Emmylou Harris - Goin Back To Harlan

goin’ back to harlan – emmylou harris
( capo 1 )

( intro ) Am C F G ( x2 )

( verse 1 )
Am C
there were no cuckoos , no sycamores .
F G
we played about the forest floor
Dm C
underneath the silver maples ,
G Am
the balsams and the sky .

( verse 2 )
Am C
we popped the heads off dandelions ,
F G
assuming roles from nursery rhymes .
Dm C
rested on the riverbank ,
G Am
and grew up by and by .
G Am Am
and grew up by and by

( bridge )
C
frail my heart apart ,
G
and play me a little shady grove .
C
ring the bells of rhymney ,
G
til they ring inside my head forever .
C G
bounce the bow , rock the gallows
Am
for the hangman’s reel .
G C G
and wake the devil from his dre – eeee – eam

( chorus )
C G
i’m goin back to harlan , oh oh oh oh
C G
i’m goin back to harlan , oh oh oh oh
Am Am
i’m going back to harlan

( verse 3 )
Am C
and if you were willie moore
F G
and i was barbara allen ,
Dm C
or fair ellen all sad at the cabin door
G Am
A – weeping and A – pinin’ for love .
G Am Am
A – weeping and A – pinin’ for love .

( repeat bridge )
( repeat chorus )
( break ) G C G
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( break ) G C G
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( break ) G C G
( outro ) C G C G C G c_