Caroline Herring - Trace

First of many flowers growing ^Emclose behind the ^Dwall ^G Flax and seed, want and need, the ^Emwonder of it ^Dall There's a ^Cplace in that ^Ggarden ^CWe've both been there, ^Emdarling ^C I won't for^Dget ^C That ^Cadd9day we ^Cmet long a^Amgo___^C_ ^{D G}

Woods of miles and acres, ^Emwinding through the ^Dhills ^G Moaning of the barnyard dogs and ^Embarbed wire f^Dences There's a ^Cplace in that ^Gcountryside You'll ^Cbuild a house so ^Emdeep and wide ^C I see the ^Dstones ^C Fires ^Cadd9and the ^Cthrones of long a^Amgo___^C_ ^{D G}

Long a^Emgo ^CRooms of abandoned ^Dhouses in my ^Gmind Long a^Emgo ^CBack porch living ^A7suits me ^Dfine There were ^Cpaints of

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blue and ^Amgreen I was somewhere

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in be^Ctween ^D

^GMama rings the dinner bell, ^Emwomen and ^Dmen ^G Move towards the sacred sound of a ^Emchiming metal ^Dwind ^CDaddy he ^Gflips a dime ^CHow will we sur^Emvive this time

And long a^Emgo There were ^Csharecropping ^Dfarmers on the ^Gland Long a^Emgo All that's ^Cleft are rusty ^A7nails in your ^Dhand There were ^Cwalls of

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yellow ^Amhue Yeah, I learned a

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thing or ^Ctwo ^{D G}

The Trace winds a 1000 ways, the ^EmNatchez drew it ^Dwell Their ^Ghallowed bones, the native ones, ^Emours a merchant ^Dtrail There are ^Cplaces in that ^Groad Where ^Clie the seeds we ^Emsowed ^C And I won't for^Dget ^C That ^Cadd9day we ^Cmet long a^Amgo___^C_ ^{D G} Long a^Amgo___^C_ ^{D G} Long a^Ggo ^{C G C G C G}