*Capo 3rd Fret (Perform in Key of Bb5 ) 
 
G5                  B5          C5         G5 
It's been ten long years since I left my home 
                          D5 
In the hollow where I was born 
          G5         B5              C5          G5    
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise, 
                 D5         G5   
And a fox hunter blows his horn. 
 

G5         B5          C5             G5 
I fell in love with a girl from the town 
                            D5 
I thought that she would be true 
  G5   B5      C5         G5 
I ran away to Charlottesville 
                D5          G5  
And worked in a sawmill or two 
 
(Chorus) 
 

D5                          G5 
What have they done to the old home place 
A5                    D5 
Why did they tear it down 
    G5         B5        C5           G5 
And why did I leave the plow in the field 
               D5          G5 
And look for a job in the town 
 
(Mandolin Solo Chords) 
 G5 B5 C5 G5 G5 G5 D5 D5 G5 B5 C5 G5 G5 D5 G5 G5 G5 G5  
 
         G5        B5       C5        G5 
Well the girl ran off with somebody else 
                        D5 
The taverns took all my pay 
    G5      B5              C5        G5 
And here I stand where the old home stood 
            D5       G5 
Before they took it away 
 

                  B5            C5         G5 
Now the geese fly south and the cold wind moans 
                            D5 
As I stand here and hang my head 
     G5       B5        C5       G5 
I've lost my love I've lost my home 
          D5               G5        
And now I wish that I was dead 
 

D5                          G5      
What have they done to the old home place 
A5                    D5 
Why did they tear it down 
    G5         B5        C5           G5   
And why did I leave the plow in the field 
               D5          G5 
And look for a job in the town 
 
(Guitar Solo Chords) (Dobro Solo Chords) 
 G5 B5 C5 G5 G5 G5 D5 D5 G5 B5 C5 G5 G5 D5 G5 G5 G5 G5  
 
D5                          G5 
What have they done to the old home place 
A5                    D5 
Why did they tear it down 
    G5         B5        C5           G5 
And why did I leave the plow in the field 
               D5          G5   
And look for a job in the town.