Intro
[Am] [G]
Verse 1
[Am]
We meet again
Bad luck, my old friend
[G]
That old familiar tune begins to play
[Am]
Back to what I know
Pack my things and go
[G]
I can hear the canyon call my name
Pre-Chorus
[Am]
Don't swing low
[G]
The muddy waters sing their song
[Am]
Let me go
[G]
Back among the willows where I belong
Chorus
[Dm] [C] [G]
So goodbye, Appaloosa, ride away
[Dm] [C] [G]
I'm headed north for New York State
[Dm] [C] [G]
Appalachia, help me on my way
[Dm]
Bad luck can't follow me to stay
[C] [E7]
If I leave Atchafalaya by today
[Am] [G]
Verse 2
[Am]
Hear your name, a whisper in the wind
[G]
Been so long since I have seen you, friend
[Am]
The coyote and sparrow sing a tune
[G]
Take this mountain to the river and the river back to you
Pre-Chorus
[Am]
Don't swing low (Don't swing low)
[G]
The muddy waters sing their song (Muddy waters sing their song)
[Am]
Let me go (Let me go)
[G]
Back among the willows where I belong
Chorus
[Dm] [C] [G]
So goodbye, Appaloosa, ride away
[Dm] [C] [G]
I'm headed north for New York State
[Dm] [C] [G]
Appalachia, help me on my way
[Dm]
Bad luck can't follow me to stay
[C] [E7]
If I leave Atchafalaya by today
Bridge
[F] [Am] [E7]
Chorus
[Dm] [C] [G]
So goodbye, Appaloosa, ride away
[Dm] [C] [G]
I'm headed north for New York State
[Dm] [C] [G]
Appalachia, help me on my way
[Dm]
Bad luck can't follow me to stay
[C] [E7]
If I leave Atchafalaya by today
Outro
[Am]
If I leave Atchafalaya by today