Dolly Parton - The Wrong Direction Home

Capo: 2nd fret

[Intro]
A D A E A

[Verse 1]
A D
In a shingle-covered cottage at the foothills of the Smokeys
A E A
Near a mountain stream that’s flowing crystal clear
D
Where hummingbirds and honeybees feed on Mama’s roses
A E A
My memories just grow sweeter with the years

[Verse 2]
A D
Memories of my childhood are as sweet as mountain honey
A E A
And as fresh as dew on morning glory vines
D
I grew up surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature
A E A
And they’re forever present in my mind

[Chorus]
D E A
But I’m headed in the wrong direction home
E A
Headed in the wrong direction home
D E A
There’s no place like home
E A
But I’m headed in the wrong direction home

[Verse 3]
A D
Teardrops mingled with the summer rain that was a-falling
A E A
The day I left my mountain home behind
D
With a suitcase in my hand and a hope in my heart
A E A
I was following a dream I had to find

[Verse 4]
A D
In that shingled-covered cottage at the foothills of the Smokeys
A E A
Waits a family that I’m longing so to see
A
And mountain streams and fields of green
D
And rolling hills stay in my dreams
A E A
But I’m many, many miles from Tennessee

[Chorus]
D E A
And still headed in the wrong direction home
E A
Headed in the wrong direction home
D E A
But maybe I’ll get back before too long
E D A
But I’m headed in the wrong direction hooome