Key: C major•
Verse 1
Georgia hometown
To the land of dreams and
just to have a look around
He parked his car at the courthouse square
But it was like a ghost town,
there was nobody there
Verse 2
Am
Em
And Jim's Drugstore was a tanning salon
Verse 3
overalls
D
G
of camouflage
Em
C
He scratched his head and said,
D
G
"What in the world?"
Verse 4
looking better
F
Dm
But I kinda liked the old one,
G
Verse 5
Florida hometown
To the land of his dreams and
just to have a look around
At first he thought that he was
on the wrong road
'Cause he didn't see
any orange groves
Verse 6
Am
Em
Now, trailer parks and condos grew
F
G
on the land that he once knew
Am
Em
F
He saw the city limits sign and guessed
Em
D
G
with loud sport shirts and strange accents
F
C
They took the north and they moved it south, he said,
D
G
"Shut my redneck mouth!"
Interlude 1
G
C
Em
F
Dm
F
C
Verse 7
To the land of his dreams and just
to have a look around
He drove his car down Music Row
To look up stars he used to know
Verse 8
Am
Em
But the secretaries wouldn't let him in,
F
G
"Leave your name and call again"
Am
Em
So, he thought he'd get some barbeque
F
G
at a little place that he once knew
F
C
But all he found were sushi bars and
D
G
dealerships for foreign cars
Em
G
he said, "Where the hell am I?"
Verse 9
Em
facelift, I
guess she's looking better
F
Am
But I kinda liked the old one,
F
C
Am
G
Look away, gone away, far away, Dixieland
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