Caney Fork River
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Intro
G Em C Am
G Em C D G C
Verse
G Em C Am
It's a long, long way from the hills of Carolina,
G Em C D
to the arms of my darling in Jackson, Tennessee.
G Em C Am
And it's a hard, hard way to try to make a living,
G Em C D G
but it's the quickest way to get ahead, both of us agree.
Verse
G Em C Am
And it's been twenty-seven weeks, but it seems more like forever,
G Em C D
still the pay was good and worth the sacrifice.
G Em C Am
The work is finally over and I'm getting close to Jackson
G Em C D G
I can't wait to see her and I know she'll be surprised.
[Refrão]
D C
How many times must I cross that old Caney Fork River,
G Em C D
traveling through the State of Tennessee?
D C
How many times must I cross that old Caney Fork River,
G Em Am C D G
'til I know that I'm home free, until I know that I am home free?
Rift carries pattern of verse
Verse
G Em C Am
Well I never dreamed I'd find her in the arms of another,
G Em C D
she didn't know I was coming home tonight.
G Em C Am
Now the sheriff is searching for the owner of a shotgun,
G Em C D G
who left two lovers frigid in the early morning light.
[Refrão]
D C
How many times must I cross that old Caney Fork River,
G Em C D
traveling through the State of Tennessee?
D C
How many times must I cross that old Caney Fork River,
G Em Am C D G
'til I know that I'm home free, until I know that I am home free?
Rift carries pattern of verse
[Refrão]
D C
How many times must I cross that old Caney Fork River,
G Em C D
traveling through the State of Tennessee?
D C
How many times must I cross that old Caney Fork River,
G Em Am C D G C
'til I know that I'm home free, until I know that I am home free?
G C G C G C
Home free...
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