Appalachian Ohio

Intro 
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He played for the high school team 
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20 points a game just for self-esteem 
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Scholarship for your first team 
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But that boy aint never gonna leave 
 

 
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23, packin' Peruvian windows 
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30 an hour, thats pretty good, though 
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Out-of-state college ain't the place to go 
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Appalachian Ohio 
C   G/B      Am 
Appalachian Ohio 
 

Interlude 
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It's just like she remembered with a new scoreboard 
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Her ex-best friend made homecoming court 
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Married for eternity money, now shes gettin a divorce 
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You can say what you will, but you can't be sure 
 

Interlude 
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Three kids in a tin can home 
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Valedictorian ten years ago 
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Couldve been a rich wife, now she's paintin their tombs 
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Don't plant seeds you dont wanna grow 
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In Appalachian Ohio 
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Appalachian Ohio 
 

 
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It's hard to find the highway in the 740 
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Tom Hamilton talkin' on the radio 
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They tell us to live lighter, better places to go 
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It might not glitter, but it sure is gold 
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In Appalachian Ohio 
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In Appalachian Ohio 
 

Outro 
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In Appalachian Ohio 
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Appalachian Ohio