The Wrong Direction Home

Capo: 2nd fret Intro A D A E A [Verse 1] A D In a shingle-covered cottage at the foothills of the Smokeys A E A Near a mountain stream that's flowing crystal clear D Where hummingbirds and honeybees feed on Mama's roses A E A My memories just grow sweeter with the years [Verse 2] A D Memories of my childhood are as sweet as mountain honey A E A And as fresh as dew on morning glory vines D I grew up surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature A E A And they're forever present in my mind Chorus D E A But I'm headed in the wrong direction home E A Headed in the wrong direction home D E A There's no place like home E A But I'm headed in the wrong direction home [Verse 3] A D Teardrops mingled with the summer rain that was a-falling A E A The day I left my mountain home behind D With a suitcase in my hand and a hope in my heart A E A I was following a dream I had to find [Verse 4] A D In that shingled-covered cottage at the foothills of the Smokeys A E A Waits a family that I'm longing so to see A And mountain streams and fields of green D And rolling hills stay in my dreams A E A But I'm many, many miles from Tennessee Chorus D E A And still headed in the wrong direction home E A Headed in the wrong direction home D E A But maybe I'll get back before too long E D A But I'm headed in the wrong direction hooome