Rocky Top
Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant
Key of G · Chords: I IV V VII vi
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G C G Em D G Wish that I was on ol' Rocky Top, down in the Tennessee hills G C G Em D G Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top ain't no telephone bills
Verse 2
G C G Em D G Once I had a girl on Rocky Top half bear the other half cat G C G Em D G Wild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop I still dream about that
Chorus
Em D Rocky Top, you'll always be home sweet home to me F Good ol' Rocky Top C G F G Rocky Top, Tennessee Rocky Top, Tennessee
Verse 3
G C G Em D G Once two strangers climbed ol' Rocky Top lookin' for a moonshine still G C G Em D G Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top reckon they never will
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Verse 4
G C G Em D G Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top dirt's too rocky by far G C G Em D G That's why all the folks on Rocky Top get their corn from a jar
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Verse 5
G C G Em D G I've had years of cramped-up city life trapped like a duck in a pen G C G Em D G All I know is it's a pity life can't be simple again