Statesville

C  G  Am   (4x)

[Verse 1]
C            G               Am
I stopped in Statesville for you
     C          G               
When I could’ve driven straight 
Am
through
        C             G        Am
But the call from the exit was loud
      C           G               
And I gave in too proud to be 
          Am
scared by the boo
C            G               Am
I stopped in Statesville for you
C    G    Am
Oooh oooh oooh


[Verse 2]
           C             G        
Where they tore down the high 
        Am
school last year
Continues after the ad
        C            G           
And the line between fiction and 
Am
fact isn’t clear
        C           G          Am
Someone told me old Dooley was hung 
on the hill
          C        G              
You can’t always believe what you 
Am
hear
     C             G              
They tore down the high school 
  Am
last year
C    G    Am
Oooh oooh oooh
C    G    Am
Oooh oooh oooh


[Verse 3]
     C          G         Am
I’ve always had reason to roam
   C         G         Am
If we’d ever met then, you would’ve 
known
       C             G           
But my plan for this trip was in 
Am
three, stand up, smile
    C         G     Am
And leave Carolina alone
C         G     Am
Leave Carolina alone


[Verse 4]
    C            G               Am
But I stopped in Statesville for you
     C           G               
When I should’ve driven straight 
Am
through
        C             G        Am
But the call from the exit was loud
      C           G               
And I gave in too proud to be 
          Am
scared by the boo
C            G               Am  
I stopped in Statesville for you
 C   G   Am