Bm A G D E A D 2x

[Chorus]
       D              A          D      G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
       D                    E         A
That's where I rambled for many long years
       D               A          D       G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
    D          A7       F#    G    A   D
I followed the Trail of Tears Ooo Oooo hooo

[Verse 1]
Bm                     A
I've been thinking of days gone by
G                      D
I've been raising my spirits high
E         A              D                   
I've been winking at the years
Bm                 A
Memories of our mountain home
G                 D
Now I wonder all alone
E                             A
I've been blinking back the tears

[Chorus]
       D              A          D      G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
       D                    E         A
That's where I rambled for many long years
       D               A          D       G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
    D          A7       F#    G    A   D
I followed the Trail of Tears Ooo Oooo hooo


[Interlude]
G  A  D

[Verse 2]
Bm              A
Yellow tallow candle burning
G                 D
brightly in the window
E       A                   D                       
Calling me back through the pain 
Bm                      A
Hoof beats sound like thunder
G                        D
Battle cries steal the wonder
E                          A
Lightning illuminates the rain

[Chorus]
       D              A          D      G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
       D                    E         A
That's where I rambled for many long years
       D               A          D       G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
    D          A7       F#    G    A   D
I followed the Trail of Tears Ooo Oooo hooo

[Verse 3]
Bm                A
Dusty bare feet standing
G                         D
on a road that leads to nowhere
E                     A            
From our empty cabin door
Bm                 A
Red Cloud said he saw you
G                  D
on that path to Oklahoma
E                    A
No one remembers any more

[Chorus]
       D              A          D      G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
       D                    E         A
That's where I rambled for many long years
       D               A          D       G
In the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
    D          A7       F#    G    A   D
I followed the Trail of Tears Ooo Oooo hooo