Athens County Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Way[G] down in Athens County,
[C]that's where I am[G]
I'm goin' on [Em]the road tomorrow,
[Am]up to Amsterda[G]m
Way down in Athens County,
[C]we stop and have [G]some wine
Athens [D]County, Maria and me,
[C]we're doin' fine

[Verse 2]
[G]Sweet [C]Maria, [G]never [D]long [C]gone
[G]Sweet Mar[C]ia, nev[G]er long gone,
nev[D]er long gone
[G]I just got into this tow[C]n,
I'm [G]feeling mighty [C]good
[G]I found my good friend [Em]sound,
I [Am]had a hunch [D]I would
[G]Way down in Athens

[Verse 3]
[G]County,
[C]that's where I am[G]
I'm goin' on [Em]the road tomorrow,
[Am]up to Amsterda[G]m
Way down in Athens County,
[C]we stop and have [G]some wine
Athens [D]County, Maria and me,
[C]we're doin' fine

[Verse 4]
[C]Sweet [G]Mar[C]ia, nev[G]er lon[D]g gon[C]e
[G]Sweet Mar[C]ia, never long gon[G]e, never [D]long gone

[Interlude 1]
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[Em][Am][D][G][C][G]
[D][C][G]
[C][G][C][G][C][G][D]
[G]That's my good friend

[Verse 5]
[C]John,
he's [G]whistlin' a [C]bluegrass tune
He'd pick [Em]it in the sunshine,
[Am]sing it in the af[D]ternoon
[G]Way down in Athens County,
[C]that's where I am[G]
I'm goin' on [Em]the road tomorrow,
[Am]up to Amsterdam
[G]Way down in Athens County,
[C]we stop and have [G]some wine
Athens [D]County, Maria and me,
[C]we're doin' fine

[Verse 6]
[G]Sweet [C]Maria, never [D]long [C]gone
[G]Sweet Mar[C]ia, nev[G]er lon[D]g gon[C]e
Well, hello, Mari[G]a
Sweet [C]Maria, [G]never [D]long [C]gone
So [G]long, Sweet Mari[C]a,
never [D]long [C]gone
Hello, Mari[G]a
Sweet [C]Maria, [G]never [D]long [C]gone
[G]Oh no