Goin Back To Harlan

goin’ back to harlan - emmylou harris ( capo 1 ) ( Intro ) Am C F G ( x2 ) ( Verse 1 ) Am C there were no cuckoos , no sycamores . F G we played about the forest floor Dm C underneath the silver maples , G Am the balsams and the sky . ( Verse 2 ) Am C we popped the heads off dandelions , F G assuming roles from nursery rhymes . Dm C rested on the riverbank , G Am and grew up by and by . G Am Am and grew up by and by ( Bridge ) C frail my heart apart , G and play me a little shady grove . C ring the bells of rhymney , G til they ring inside my head forever . C G bounce the bow , rock the gallows Am for the hangman’s reel . G C G and wake the devil from his dre - eeee - eam ( Chorus ) C G i’m goin back to harlan , oh oh oh oh C G i’m goin back to harlan , oh oh oh oh Am Am i’m going back to harlan ( Verse 3 ) Am C and if you were willie moore F G and i was barbara allen , Dm C or fair ellen all sad at the cabin door G Am A - weeping and A - pinin’ for love . G Am Am A - weeping and A - pinin’ for love . ( repeat Bridge ) ( repeat Chorus ) ( break ) G C G ( repeat Chorus ) ( break ) G C G ( repeat Chorus ) ( break ) G C G ( Outro ) C G C G C G c_