Tom: D |D |G |D |D |D |A |D |D | [Verse 1] D G D I left my old home back in the mountains D A For many long years I roamed around D G D I can hear that lonesome whistle blowin' D A D I'm going back there to settle down [Chorus] G D I love those Carolina mountains D A And the little girl I left behind D G D But I know I'll never forget her D A D Oh, how I long to make her mine [Verse 2] D G D I looked out my window and wondered D A If everything there looks the same D G D I can see the blue eyes of my darlin' D A D I'm going back there to change her name [Chorus] G D I love those Carolina mountains D A And the little girl I left behind D G D But I know I'll never forget her D A D Oh, how I long to make her mine [Verse] |D |G |D |D |D |D |A |A | |D |G |D |D |D |A |D |D | [Chorus] |G |G |D |D |D |D |A |A | |D |G |D |D |D |A |D |D |