Keith Whitley - Old Home Place

Capo: 3rd fret

[Intro]
G B7 C G
G G D7 D7
G B7 C G
G D7 G G
G G

[Verse 1]
G B7 C G
It’s been ten long years since I left my home
G G D7 D7
in the holler where I was born,
G B7 C G
where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
G D7 G G G G
and the fox hunter blows his horn

[Verse 2]
G B7 C G
I fell in love with a girl from the town,
G G D7 D7
I thought that she would be true.
G B7 C G
I ran away to Charlottesville
G D G G
and worked in a sawmill or two.

[Chorus]
D G
What have they done to the old home place?
A7 D7
Why did they tear it down?
G B7 C G
And why did I leave my plow in the field
G D7 G G
and look for a job in the town?

[Interlude]
G B7 C G
G G D7 D7
G B7 C G
G D7 G G
G G

[Verse 3]
G B7 C G
The girl ran off with somebody else,
G G D7 D7
the tariffs took all my pay.
G B7 C G
And here I stand where the old home stood
G D7 G G G G
before they took it away.

[Verse 4]
G B7 C G
Now, the geese fly south and the cold wind blows
G G D7 D7
as I stand here and hang my head.
G B7 C G
I’ve lost my love, I’ve lost my home
G D7 G G
and now I wish that I was dead.

[Chorus]
D G
What have they done to the old home place?
A7 D7
Why did they tear it down?
G B7 C G
And why did I leave my plow in the field
G D7 G G
and look for a job in the town?

[Interlude]
G B7 C G
G G D7 D7
G B7 C G
G D7 G G

[End-Chorus]
D G
What have they done to the old home place?
A7 D7
Why did they tear it down?
G B7 C G
And why did I leave my plow in the field
G D7 G D7 G
and look for a job in the town?