Half Mile Down Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D C G

GThey come down from Washington city to ouCr blue ridge mGountain home

 And they Dcrossed that crooked river to the Cvalley down bGelow

GI was swimming in that water when they Ccame up to the Gshore

 Saying Dsorry son this won't be dry lCand here anyGmore

 Yes and mDy home town is a Chalf mile doGwn

 Its aC half mile of water all around all aGround

DMy home town is a Chalf mile Gdown

GFirst they started their surveying and Cmaking up their plGans

 To Dflood that peaceful valley just to buCild WatoggaG dam

GWell they brought in their bulldozers andC pushed our homesG away

 And they Dhanded me a shovel and sCixty cents aG day

 Singing mDy home town is a haClf mile doGwn

 Its aC half mile of water all around all aGround

DMy home town is a Chalf mile Gdown

 So they Dstripped out all the timber and they Cleveled all the lGand

 And they Ddrilled and dynamited til they Cblew the mountainsG in

 IEm tore down my old home place and I Amdug up daddy's grave

 And I Crelocated mama to Dfourteen miles away

 Now GI look out on the water thatC rose upon that dGay

 By the bDanks of the old Wattoga where CI once used to Gplay

GYes I look out on that water where they Cmade their big misGtake

 And Dcovered up our hometown 'neath that Cgod forsakenG lake

 Singing Dmy hometown is a Chalf mile Gdown

 Its aC half mile of water all around all aGround

DMy home town is a Chalf mile Gdown

 Its aC half mile of water all around all aGround

DMy home town is a Chalf mile Gdown