Richmond County Line Chords by Wade Forster

[Intro]

D  Bm  A  G
D  Bm  A  G 
G A
 
 
[Verse]

     D                Bm7      
When I get back from Roanoke, 
          A              G
will you tell me what I missed?
           D               Bm7      
But I was trying to make a name, 
       A                  G
and I missed you and the kids
     D            Bm7                 
And hope I didn’t miss too much, '
               A           G
cause I’ll be gone again in time
             D      
And I’ll be packing 
       Bm7 
all my things, 
     A
and heading for the 
             G
Richmond County Line
 
D  Bm7  
A  G  D
 
 
[Verse]

 D                     Bm7        
There’s a whisper in a St. 
                    A
Ives breeze that reminds 
           G
me of the thought
         D        Bm7              
Of that old rail working 

truck that I’d 
 A               G
run till it was hot
       D        Bm7          
And an 80 hour work week couldn’t 
   A                     G
compete with these damn strings
          D                          
That I’d pluck away 
Bm7 
all damn night till 
      A              G
the dreaded alarm clock rang
 
 
[Instrumental]

A G D
A G D
 
 
[Verse]

D             Bm7       
I’ll never forget my 

first chance in 
  A             G
a nickel-rusted town
   D                 Bm7       
I played for minimum wage while 
    A                 G
I drank their whiskey down
          D                     
The next morning 

I woke with 
    Bm7          
a hangover that 
 A             G
I didn’t quite deserve
    D                    
A scratch on the roof of 
Bm7       
my mouth, though 
  A             G
I didn’t possess a nerve
 
D  Bm7  
A  G
 
 
[Chorus]

       D                  
And I love the thought of 
 Bm7               A          
going back there, but 
               G
I can’t stand planes
       D                  
And I long for the taste of 
 Bm7             A    
red dirt dust like drugs 
                G
running through the veins
          D               
And I’ve grown accustomed to 
      Bm7        
all the things that 
  A               
I don’t think that 
   G
I’ve learned
           D                
But those long, long days of 
Bm7                A              
broken dreams and the lessons that
G
 I’ve learned
 
 
[Instrumental]

D  Bm7  A  G
D  Bm7  A  G
G  A
 
 
[Outro]

         D               
But when I get back from 
Bm7       A          D
Roanoke, please say goodbye
       D               Bm7      
I was trying to make a name and 
          A              G
you were trying to start the lie
    D                      
And I know me, 
     Bm7 
it’s way too much, 
    A          
and without me, 
      G
it’d be just fine
         D         
So I’ll pack 
           Bm7 
all of my things and 
    A                G
head for the Richmond County Line
 
A  G  D
 
              A         G  D
Richmond Cooooounty Line
 
A  G  D
A  G  D