North Carolina Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Sweet demon North Carolina
Gave your daughter to [C]me[D]
[G]She left me on that cor[C]ner sta[D]rin'[G]
Knocked the wind outta [C]me[D]

[Verse 2]
[G]Well dime to a dollar now,
and that dol[C]lar back to a dime
I'm wonder[G]in' how I been
wasting [D]all that precious time
I just [G]been sitting down here
on that [C]railway line
[G]Thinkin' about what [D]used to be [G]mine
[D]Girl, I'm

[Verse 3]
just sittin' down
here [G]wonderin' why
Just watchin' [D]days like hours all [G]fly on by
I'm just [C]sitting 'round here with
my [G]head in my [E]hand,
[A]Wonderin' how many
[D]years it's been

[Interlude 1]
Singin'...
[G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G]
[D][G][D]
[G][C][G][E][A][D]
[E][G]

[Verse 4]
Sweet demon [C]North Caro[D]lina[G]
Gave your daughter to [C]me[D][G]
She left me on that [C]corner [D]starin'[G]
Knocked the wind outta [C]me[D]

[Verse 5]
[G]Well if I'd a known that things
woulda [C]ended up this way
I would [G]have never left my
happy [D]home anyway
I [G]would've stayed down on my
[C]bended knees and prayed
[G]Hopin' I would never [D]see this [G]day
[D]Girl,

[Verse 6]
I'm just sittin' down
here [G]wonderin' why
Just watchin' [D]days like
hours all [G]click on by
I'm just [C]sitting 'round here with
my [G]head in my [E]hand,
[A]Wonderin' how many
[D]years it's been

[Verse 7]
Singin'
[G]Sweet demon Nor[C]th Carolin[D]a[G]
Gave your daughter to [C]me[D]
She left me on that corner [G]starin'
Knocked the wind outta me
[C][D]