Smoky Mountain Memories
David ArchuletaVersion1
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You ought to go north somebody told us
Cause the air is filled with gold dust
And fortune falls like snow flakes in your hands
Now I don't recall who said it
But we'd lived so long on credit
And so we headed out to find our promised land
Just poor Smoky Mountains farm folk
With nothing more than high hopes
So we hitched our station wagon to a star
But our dreams are failing on us
Cause there was no land of promise
Though it's a struggle just keepin' sight of who you are
Oh and these northern nights are dreary
And my southern heart is weary
As I wonder how the old folks are back home
But I know that they all love me
And they're all thinking of me
Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong
You know I've been thinkin' a whole lot lately
About what's been and what awaits me
It takes all I've got to give what life demands
You go insane if you give in to it
Life's a mill and I've been through it
I'm just thankful I'm creative with my hands
Oh and these northern nights they're dreary
And my southern eyes are teary
As I wonder how the old folks are back home
But I'll keep leanin' on my Jesus
He'll love and guide and lead us
Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong
If I'll keep looking to the father
Keep our heads above the water
While the Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong
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Readable chord sheet for Smoky Mountain Memories by David Archuleta
[G] You ought to [Em7]go north somebody told us
Cause the [C]air is filled with g[G]old dust
And [Em7]fortune falls like s[C]now flakes in your h[G]ands
Now I d[Em7]on't recall who said it
But we'd [C]lived so long on c[Bm]redit
And so we [C]headed out to [D]find our promised l[G]and
Just poor S[Em7]moky Mountains farm folk
With no[C]thing more than h[G]igh hopes
So we hi[Em7]tched our station w[C]agon to a s[G]tar
But our [Em7]dreams are failing on us
Cause there [C]was no land of pr[Bm]omise
Though it's a s[C]truggle just k[D]eepin' sight of who [G]you are
Oh and these n[Em7]orthern nights are d[Bm]reary
And my [C]southern heart is [Bm]weary
As I wo[C]nder how the o[Am]ld folks are back h[Gmaj7]ome
But I k[Em7]now that they all l[Bm]ove me
And they're[C] all thinking of [Bm7]me
[C] Smoky Mountains m[Am7]emories keep me str[G]ong
You know I've bee[Em7]n thinkin' a whole lot lately
About what's [C]been and what a[G]waits me
It takes [Em7]all I've got to giv[C]e what life dem[G]ands
You go in[Em7]sane if you give in to it
Life's a [C]mill and I've been t[Bm]hrough it
I'm just t[C]hankful I'm crea[D]tive with my h[G]ands
Oh and these n[Em7]orthern nights they're[Bm] dreary
And my [C]southern eyes are [Bm]teary
As I wo[C]nder how the o[Am]ld folks are back h[Gmaj7]ome
But I'll keep [Em7]leanin' on my J[Bm]esus
He'll lo[C]ve and guide and [Bm]lead us
[C] Smoky Mountains m[Am7]emories keep me str[G]ong
If I'll keep l[Em7]ooking to the f[Bm]ather
Keep[C] our heads abov[Bm]e the water [C]
While the Smoky M[Am7]ountains memories[D] keep me str[G]ong