Where The Red Fern Grows

[Intro]
Em
  Well...

[Verse 1]
Em                                                D/A
  Towards the border of the northeast corner of Oklahoma
lives a native girl
Em                                           D/A
  Spends her days in Delaware County but she wants to see
    Dsus4 D/A
the o____ceans for the pearl
Em                                 D/A
  Never had two nickels to rub together,
        Dsus4 D/A
all she knew  was how to work
Em                                              D/A
  So she's singin' for some change in a guitar case to pull
   Dsus4 D/A            Em
herself  out of the dirt

[Chorus]
            C                      Em
She sings I love this place but it ain't my home
G                               D/A
 I belong where people hear my songs and sing along
      C                       Em
And I hate to leave but I've got to go
G                                     D/A  Dsus4 D/A
 I was meant for more than missin' cowboys where the red
    Em
fern  grows
D/A Dsus4 D/A

[Verse 2]
Em                                             D/A
  Pretty soon those dreams that she'd been dreamin' didn't
Dsus4 D/A
seem  so out of reach
Em                                          D/A
  So she switched from change and checks to playin' shows,
                    Em
word out on the street
Met a drummer in a red dirt band,
D/A                                    Em
Tahlequah who swore he'd make her shine
So she ran off to the city,
          D/A                  Dsus4 D/A    Em
left the boy she loved and her fa___mi_ly behind

[Chorus]
            C                      Em
She sings I love this place but it ain't my home
G                               D/A
 I belong where people hear my songs and sing along
      C                       Em
And I hate to leave but I've got to go
G                                     D/A  Dsus4 D/A
 I was meant for more than missin' cowboys where the red
    Em
fern  grows
D/A Dsus4 D/A

[Bridge]
Am                                 Em
Days turn into months and all the months turn into years
G                               D/A
 Streets turn to stadiums and silence turns to cheers
     Am                               Em
Them Oklahoma hills ain't ever stopped  cryin' out her name
       G                            D/A
If you listen close you can hear her   sing

[Chorus]
Dsus4
D            C                      Em
 She sings I love this place but it ain't my home
G                               D/A
 I belong where people hear my songs and sing along
      C                       Em
And I hate to leave but I've got to go
G                                     D/A
 I was meant for more than missin' cowboys where the red
    Em     D/A
fern  grows

[Outro]
Em                                                D/A
  Towards the border of the northeast corner of Oklahoma
                   Em
lives a native girl