Hills Of Roane County Chords by Tony Rice

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In the beautiful _ _ _ _ _ _ hills, [Bb] in the midst of [F] Rome County, _ _ _ _ _ that's where I have _ _ _ _ roamed for [Dm] many
[C] long _ _ [Gm] years.
_ [C] _ That's _ [A] [F] where my _ _
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That's where the first step [C] of _ misfortune [F] I made _ _ _ _ was _ about thirty _ _ _ _ _ years [Bb] when I _ [F] courted
and _ married _ _ _ _ a man to kill brave. _
He _ would soon be my _ _ _ _ _ wife, but her brother stabbed _ me _ _ _ _ [Bb] for some [F] unknown reason. _ _
_ _ _ Just three months later [C] I'd taken [F] Tom's life. _ _
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_ _ _ For twenty-five _ _ _ _ _ _ years [Bb] this world [F] I have traveled. _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been to Old Haven, _ _ _ _ _ to France [C] and to Spain, _ _ _ _ _ but I miss my [F] old home. _
_ _ _ [Bb] In the hills [F] of Rome County, _ _ _ _ _ I boarded a steamer [C] and it came back [F] _ again. _ _
_ _ _ I was captured and tried _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] in the village [F] of Kingston. _ _
_ _ _ Not a man in that _ county _ _ _ _ would speak one [C] kind word. _
_ _ _ When the jury [F] came _ _ in _ _ [Bb] with the verdict [F] next morning, _ _ _ _ _ was the lifetime in prison [Cm] was the
[F] words that I heard. _
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_ _ _ the train pulled _ _ _ _ _ out, [Bb] poor mother stood [F] weeping, _ _ _ _ _ _ and sister she _ _ _ _ _ _ said, all alone [C] with a _ sigh. _
_ _ _ And the last words [F] I _ _ heard _ _ _ [Gm] was, Willie, [F] God bless you. _
_ _ _ Dear Willie, God bless [C] you, God bless you, [F] goodbye. _ _ _
_ _ _ In the scorching hot _ _ _ _ _ sands [Bb] of the foundry [F] I'm working, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
boiling and _ working. _
_ _ _ My whole [C] life away, _ _ _ _ _ they'll measure [F] my _ _ grave.
_ _ _ [Bb] On the banks [F] of old [C] Cumberland, _
[F] _ _ _ _ as soon as I finish [C] the rest of [F] my days. _ _
_ _ _ Well the jury was great, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] but the judge [F] he was better. _
_ _ _ _ There's better and _ _ _ worse, _ _ although [C] you may _ _ _ see.
_ _ Boys when you [F] ride _ _ _ _ _ home, [Gm] from the prison in _ Nashville, _ _ _ _ place one of my [C] songs in your
[C] letter or phone.
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