Dolly Parton

^C You ought to go north ^Am7 somebody told us
Cause the ^F air is filled with g ^C old dust
And ^Am7 fortune falls like s ^F now flakes in your h ^C ands
Now I d ^Am7 on't recall who said it
But we'd ^F lived so long on c ^Em redit
And so we ^F headed out to ^G find our promised l ^C and
Just poor S ^Am7 moky Mountains farm folk
With no ^F thing more than h ^C igh hopes
So we hi ^Am7 tched our station w ^F agon to a s ^C tar
But our ^Am7 dreams are failing on us
Cause there ^F was no land of pr ^Em omise
Though it's a s ^F truggle just k ^G eepin' sight of who ^C you are
Oh and these n ^Am7 orthern nights are d ^Em reary
And my ^F southern heart is ^Em weary
As I wo ^F nder how the o ^Dm ld folks are back h ^Cmaj7 ome
But I k ^Am7 now that they all l ^Em ove me
And they're ^F all thinking of ^Em7 me
^F Smoky Mountains m ^Dm7 emories keep me str ^C ong
You know I've bee ^Am7 n thinkin' a whole lot lately
About what's ^F been and what a ^C waits me
It takes ^Am7 all I've got to giv ^F e what life dem ^C ands
You go in ^Am7 sane if you give in to it
Life's a ^F mill and I've been t ^Em hrough it
I'm just t ^F hankful I'm crea ^G tive with my h ^C ands
Oh and these n ^Am7 orthern nights they're ^Em dreary
And my ^F southern eyes are ^Em teary
As I wo ^F nder how the o ^Dm ld folks are back h ^Cmaj7 ome
But I'll keep ^Am7 leanin' on my J ^Em esus
He'll lo ^F ve and guide and ^Em lead us
^F Smoky Mountains m ^Dm7 emories keep me str ^C ong
If I'll keep l ^Am7 ooking to the f ^Em ather
Keep ^F our heads abov ^Em e the water ^F
While the Smoky M ^Dm7 ountains memories ^G keep me str ^C ong