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