Misc Traditional – The Old North State (Guitar)

C
Carolina! Carolina! Heaven's blessings attend her!

                               C  F
While we live we will cherish, protect and defend her;

           C
Though the scorner may sneer at and witlings defame her,

                               C   F
Our hearts swell with gladness whenever we name her.

G               C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever!

G               F        G         C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!

C
Though she envies not others their merited glory,

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Say, whose name stands the foremost in Liberty's story!

           C
Though too true to herself e'er to crouch to oppression,

        F                             F  C
Who can yield to just rule more loyal submission?

G               C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever!

G               F        G         C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!

C
Plain and artless her sons, but whose doors open faster

       F                                   C
At the knock of a stranger, or the tale of disaster?

C
How like to the rudeness of their dear native mountains,

     F                                          C
With rich ore in their bosoms and life in their fountains.

G               C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever!

G               F        G         C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!

C
And her daughters, the Queen of the Forest resembling–

   F                                             C
So graceful, so constant, yet to gentlest breath trembling;

C
And true lightwood at heart, let the match be applied them,

         F                                          C
How they kindle and flame! Oh! None know but who've tried them.

G               C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever!

G               F        G         C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!

C
Then let all who love us, love the land that we live in

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(As happy a region on this side of Heaven),

C
Where Plenty and Freedom, Love and Peace smile before us,

F
Raise aloud, raise together, the heart-thrilling chorus!

G               C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever!

G               F        G         C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!

G               C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever!

G               F        G         C
Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!