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[Verse 1]
G                       Em
Being born in blocks of buildings
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With a subway lullaby
G                 Em
When I dreamed of Appalachia
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It was dreams that had to die
     Em                     G
Coal trains wailing, banjos frailing
         Em         G
Sounds escaping the night
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Oh, the face of Appalachia
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Was there in that cold grey apartment light
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In that cold grey apartment light

[Verse 2]
G                         Em
Oh, I would fashion, I'd imagine
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Somewhere steep with a waterfall
G                    Em
Wild birds sing to a five string
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Bouncing music off the mountain's walls
     Em                     G
Coal trains wailing, banjos frailing
         Em                 G
Sounds escaping through the door
       F    C      G
Oh the face of Appalachia
        F         C          G
She was changing, that's for sure
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She was changing, that's for sure

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[Verse 3]
G                       Em
Grandpa made me quite a promise
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For the day I came of age
G                             Em
He said he'd walk through Appalachia
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Northern Georgia up to Maine
         Em          G
Dreadful sorry, my beloved
       Em                   G
Such a promise he could not keep
       F      C      G
All my dreams of Appalachia
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Were just an old man's memory
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Were just an old man's memory