Key: C
Introduction:
C F C G
C F G C
Verse
C F
Back in those hills oh slow rollin' hills
C G
Where North Carolina comes close to the stars
C F
There's livin' a lady she's shinin' so high
G C
They call her the "Carolina Star"
C F
She works at the factory from Monday through Friday
C G
She's raisin' three daughters alone
C F
Their daddy's away, he's chasing a dream
G C
They're waitin' for the day that he comes home
G F C
Oh, Carolina
F G C
Even stars get lonesome now and then
G F C
Oh, Carolina
F G C
Don't you worry, he'll be comin' home again
Solo
C F C G
C F G C
Verse
C F
He's playin' his songs stand in Nashville
C G
He's pickin' for tips in a bar
C F
He's broke and all alone, but he ain't ready to come home
G C
Where he wants to be a bluegrass pickin' star
G F C
Oh, Carolina
F G C
Even stars get lonesome now and then
G F C
Oh, Carolina
F G C
Don't you worry, he'll be comin' home again
Solo
C F C G
C F G C
Verse
C F
Sometimes she wakes up just thinking of him
C G
She remembers him beside her in the night
C F
While out across those hills that old moon is settled in
G C
And those Carolina stars are shining bright
G F C
Oh, Carolina
F G C
Even stars get lonesome now and then
G F C
Oh, Carolina
F G C
Don't you worry, he'll be comin' home again
Outro
F G C
Yes he loves you and he's comin' home again.