Rocky Top
Lynn Anderson
Written by 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 old Rocky Top down in the Tennessee hills C G Em D G Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top ain't no telephone bills C G Em D G Once I had a man on Rocky Top half bear the other half cat C G Em D G Wild as a mink but sweet as soda pop I still dream about that
Chorus
Em D F C Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me G F G F G Good ole Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee Rocky Top Tennessee
Verse 2
G C G Em D G Once two strangers climbed old Rocky Top looking for a moonshine still C G Em D G Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top I reckon they never will C G Em D G Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top the dirt's too rocky by far C G Em F7 G That's why all the folks on Rocky Top get their corn from a jar
Chorus
Em D F C Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me G F G F G Good ole Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee Rocky Top Tennessee
Verse 3
C G Em D G I've had years of cramped up city life trapped like a duck in a pen C G Em D G All I know is it's a pity life can't be simple again
Chorus
Em D F C Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me G F G F G Good ole Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee Rocky Top Tennessee