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[Intro]
| Am | C | G | Am |
| C | G | Am | - |
[Verse 1]
Am Gadd11/B C
In the spring of 1949
G Am
That's when I crossed the county line
Gadd11/B C
It's there I saw in Seneca Creek
G Am
A girl named Ruth who washed her feet
Gadd11/B C
I told her my name was RC phares
G Am
That I'd marry her with half a karat
She said "I do,
Gadd11/B C
but no stone can reach
G Am
The prettiest shine of this here creek"
[Verse 2]
Gadd11/B C
The mud was deep and the roads were wide
G Am
We'd retreat and then retake the lines
Gadd11/B C
Korean winters had torn me down
G Am
And killed all the boys from my hometown
Gadd11/B
But I'm coming home, Ruth,
C
my dear
G Am
I got money in my pocket, don't you fear
Gadd11/B C
We'll build a life by Seneca Creek
G Am Am
You'll have everything you'll ever need
[Verse 3]
C G F C
Let's build a home by Seneca Creek And
Gadd11/B Am
raise ourselves a family
C
I'll work on the farm,
G F
you work the store
C Gadd11/B Am
We'll have everything we ever for
C G F C
With the top of a mountain above our heads And the
Gadd11/B Am C G C Gadd11/B
roar of Seneca by the bed Seneca
[Bridge]
Am C G Am
C G Am
Creek
[Verse 4]
Am Gadd11/B C G
And sure enough, the hard times came
Am
You loved yours, I did the same
Gadd11/B C
But we made it through the winter's cold
G Am
And many summers young and old
Gadd11/B C
In '85 the creek did rise
G Am
But it only took the other side
Took Gandee,
Gadd11/B C G
North Fork and South Branch too
Am
The house still stood that I built
[Verse 5]
Am C G
Am Am Gadd11/B C G
for you In '94 when you got sick
Am Gadd11/B C
We'd make up trips for the hell of it Take my hand,
G
Ruth, my dear
Am
I'll take you back to any year
Gadd11/B C G Am
And now you lie on the hill up high Right beneath
Gadd11/B C G
the mountain sky Seneca Creek sings below Atop the tree
Am
sit's
[Outro]
Am C
a lonely crow
G F C
We built a home by Seneca Creek
Gadd11/B Am C
And raised ourselves a family
G
I worked on the farm,
F C
you worked the store
Gadd11/B Am C
We had everything we'd ever hoped for
G F C
With the top of a mountain above our heads
Gadd11/B Am
And the roar of Seneca by the bed
C
Sene
[Intro]
| Am | C | G | Am |
| C | G | Am | - |
[Verse 1]
| Am - Gadd11/B C | - - - G | - - Am - | - - - - |
| Gadd11/B C - - | - G - - | Am - - - | - - Gadd11/B C |
| - - - G | - - Am - | - - - - | Gadd11/B C - - |
| - G - - | Am - - - | - - - - | - -
In the spring of 1949
That's when I crossed the county line
It's there I saw in Seneca Creek
A girl named Ruth who washed her feet
I told her my name was RC phares
That I'd marry her with half a karat
She said "I do,
but no stone can reach
The prettiest shine of this here creek"
[Verse 2]
Gadd11/B C |
| - - - G | - - Am - | - - - - | Gadd11/B C - - |
| - G - - | Am - - - | - - Gadd11/B C | - - - G |
| - - Am - | - - - - | Gadd11/B C - - | - G - - |
| Am - - - | Am - - - |
The mud was deep and the roads were wide
We'd retreat and then retake the lines
Korean winters had torn me down
And killed all the boys from my hometown
But I'm coming home, Ruth,
my dear
I got money in my pocket, don't you fear
We'll build a life by Seneca Creek
You'll have everything you'll ever need
[Verse 3]
| C - G F | - - - C |
| - Gadd11/B Am - | - - C - | G F - - | - C - Gadd11/B |
| Am - - - | C - G F | - - - C | - Gadd11/B Am - |
| - - C - | G C - - | Gadd11/B
Let's build a home by Seneca Creek And
raise ourselves a family
I'll work on the farm,
you work the store
We'll have everything we ever for
With the top of a mountain above our heads And the
roar of Seneca by the bed Seneca
[Bridge]
Am - - | - C - - |
| - G - - | - Am - - | - C - - | - G - - |
| - Am - - | - - - - | -
Creek
[Verse 4]
Am - Gadd11/B | C - - - |
| G - - Am | - - - - | - Gadd11/B C - | - - G - |
| - Am - - | - - - Gadd11/B | C - - - | G - - Am |
| - - - - | - Gadd11/B C - | - - G - | - Am - - |
| -
And sure enough, the hard times came
You loved yours, I did the same
But we made it through the winter's cold
And many summers young and old
In '85 the creek did rise
But it only took the other side
Took Gandee,
North Fork and South Branch too
The house still stood that I built
[Verse 5]
Am - - | - C - - | - G - - | - Am - - |
| - Am - Gadd11/B | C - - - | G - - Am | - - - - |
| - Gadd11/B C - | - - G - | - Am - - | - - - Gadd11/B |
| C - - - | G - - Am | - - - - | - Gadd11/B C - |
| - - G - | - Am - - | -
for you In '94 when you got sick
We'd make up trips for the hell of it Take my hand,
Ruth, my dear
I'll take you back to any year
And now you lie on the hill up high Right beneath
the mountain sky Seneca Creek sings below Atop the tree
sit's
[Outro]
Am - - | - C - G |
| F - - - | C - Gadd11/B Am | - - - C | - G F - |
| - - C - | Gadd11/B Am - - | - C - G | F - - - |
| C - Gadd11/B Am | - - - C |
a lonely crow
We built a home by Seneca Creek
And raised ourselves a family
I worked on the farm,
you worked the store
We had everything we'd ever hoped for
With the top of a mountain above our heads
And the roar of Seneca by the bed
Sene
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